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02269aam a2200361 a 4500 001 879B8B7CFC8711E5BDD7DC96DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160407010229 008 120725s2011 inua 000 0aeng d 010 $a 2011902230 020 $a 1450296599 020 $a 9781450296595 020 $a 1450296602 020 $a 9781450296601 035 $a (OCoLC)726822335 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d DLC $d YDXCP $d BUR $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d BUP $d SILO 100 1 $a Yang, Grace F. 245 10 $a It's a long way from China to Hollywood / $c Grace F. Yang ; ghostwritten by Sames. 260 $a Bloomington, IN : $b iUniverse, Inc., $c ©2011. 300 $a xv, 221 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 520 2 $a Here, Yang tells the story of her journey and the events that molded her life--from her birth in China in 1964, growing up as an only surviving child under Communist rule, to immigrating to America and coordinating a successful entertainment career. From her school days to her friends, to her marriage and daughter's birth, she provides a glimpse of the many differences between life in China and in the United States. Her story communicates the trials and tribulations of one family's struggle on two continents and two cultures to obtain an unimaginable dream.--From publisher description. 505 0 $a The Mei Puo -- Growing up communist -- An only child -- My first bra -- The red money bags -- Uniforms -- Road trips with Dad -- Arranged marriages -- A new world -- She arrives -- She was gone -- Girlfriends, and the way life is -- Red ink -- Together again -- Disaster in America -- Talent in the family -- The big move -- Teenage angst -- Home schooling -- The worst fight ever -- Trip to China -- Into the future -- Epilogue: poems written by my father. 500 $a Includes some Chinese poems with English translation (written by Yang's father) (p. 217-220). 600 10 $a Yang, Grace F. 650 0 $a Actors $x Biography. 650 0 $a Chinese $x Biography. 650 0 $a Chinese American women $x Biography. 650 0 $a Immigrants $x Biography. 700 0 $a Sames. 941 $a 1 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20160407033003.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=879B8B7CFC8711E5BDD7DC96DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b BUPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search