Lives of the family : stories of fate and circumstance
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- ISBN: 9780307361233
- ISBN: 0307361233 (hc.)
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Physical Description:
222 p. : b & w photos ; 21 cm.
print - Publisher: Toronto : Random House Canada, 2013.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Terrace Public Library | 971.3 Cho (Text) | 35151000456665 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"Author of The Concubine's Children, Denise Chong returns to the subject of the lives of Canada's early Chinese families. The history of the earliest Chinese settlers in and around Ottawa, who made their homes far from any major Chinatown. Many would open cafes, establishments that once dotted the landscape across the country and were a monument to small-town Canada. This generation of Chinese immigrants lived at the intersection of the Exclusion Act in Canada, which divided families between here and China, and 2 momentous upheavals in China: the Japanese invasion and war-time occupation; and the victory of the Communists, which ultimately led these settlers to sever ties with China. This book of overlapping stories explores the trajectory of a universal immigrant experience, one of looking in the rear view mirror while at the same time, travelling toward an uncertain future"--Provided by publisher.