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THE REEDUCATION OF CHERRY TRUONG, by Aimee Phan

March 24, 2012

THE GREAT VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN NOVEL may be this tale of a family fragmented by secrets as much as by diaspora.

Grade: A MINUS

THE REEDUCATION OF CHERRY TRUONG: A NOVEL
St. Martin's Press
2012

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I LOVE A BROAD MARGIN TO MY LIFE, by Maxine Hong Kingston

May 19, 2011

REINVENTING THE MEMOIR as poem, Maxine Hong Kingston invites us into her luminous and introspective life.

Grade: A MINUS

I LOVE A BROAD MARGIN TO MY LIFE
Knopf
2011

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SEMPRE SUSAN, by Sigrid Nunez

April 21, 2011

INTIMATE BUT NOT GOSSIPY memoir of a writer’s complex time with her mentor/quasi-mother-in-law, Susan Sontag.

Grade: SOLID B

SEMPRE SUSAN
Atlas & Co.
2011

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BENTO BOX IN THE HEARTLAND by Linda Furiya

May 29, 2009

SWEET MEMOIR of growing up Japanese in rural Indiana has charm, poignancy, but may seem slight to some readers. B PLUS

BENTO BOX IN THE HEARTLAND: MY JAPANESE GIRLHOOD IN WHITEBREAD AMERICA by Linda Furiya
Berkeley, CA: Seal Press
January 2009

Grade: B PLUS

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MOTHER ON FIRE by Sandra Tsing Loh

May 26, 2009

FUNNY VIGNETTES of Hollywood helicopter parents and media madness offer laughs, insights, but don’t hold together. B MINUS

MOTHER ON FIRE: A TRUE MOTHER F%#$@ STORY ABOUT PARENTING by Sandra Tsing Loh
New York: Crown
August 2008

Grade: B MINUS

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EVERYTHING ASIAN by Sung J. Woo

May 22, 2009

THE GREAT KOREAN-AMERICAN NOVEL in stories. Fresh/ nuanced/funny/touching; vivid pix from an immigrant kid’s life. A MINUS

EVERYTHING ASIAN by Sung J. Woo
New York: Thomas Dunne Books
April 2009

Grade: A MINUS

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