| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
42 pages ; 22 cm |
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age Children |
| Summary |
Poems deal with the joys and sorrows of growing up Chinese American, and the prejudice which Chinese Americans sometimes face. |
| Contents |
Good luck gold -- My bird day -- Lessons -- All mixed up -- Speak up -- Lucky -- Chinatown -- Waiting at the Railroad Cafe -- Bound feet -- Family style -- Anywhere -- Chow time -- Losing face -- Rich -- Bonsai -- The visit -- Bombs bursting in air -- Math -- Noise -- Grandmother's cure -- Deli circus -- One to ten -- Dim sum -- Jade -- Funeral -- Stroke -- A belated birthday -- Remembering when -- Home -- Chopsticks and tea -- Ox and snake -- Over my head -- After the parade -- At a Chinese feast -- Noodles -- Dinner -- Chinese Valentine -- Strangers -- Dad -- Orphan -- Immigrant boy -- To caged birds at the poultry store. |
| Provenance |
Gift of Susan Mandel Glazer. |
| Subject |
Children's poetry, American.
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Children's poetry, American. |
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American poetry -- Juvenile literature.
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American poetry. |
| ISBN |
0689506171 (hardcover) |
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9780689506178 (hardcover) |
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