Leaves from the mental portfolio of and Eurasian. The inferior woman -- The wisdom of the new -- "Its wavering image" -- The gift of little me -- The story of one White woman who married a Chinese -- Her Chinese husband -- The Americanizing of Pau Tsu -- In the land of the free -- The Chinese lily -- The smuggling of the Tie Co -- The god of restoration -- The three sould of Ah So Nana -- The prize China baby -- Lin John -- Tian Shan's kindred spirit -- The sing song woman -- Leaves from the mental portfolio of and Eurasian.
Summary:
A rediscovered classic of linked short stories set in San Francisco's Chinatown, portraying Chinese Americans as they fall in love, encounter racism, and wrestle with their new, hyphenated identities-a century before writers like Maxine Hong Kingston and Amy Tan. Set in early twentieth-century Chinatown, Mrs. Spring Fragrance and Other Writings is the story of Chinese men and women living in the United States as they wrestle with prejudice and forced detention; choose to become wholly Americanized or stay true to their cultural heritage; meet both kind and predatory Americans; and find love, purpose, and understanding within their families. By turns ironic and heart-rending, these stories are windows into the lives of everyday people in an unforgiving, often racist city who find solidarity and hope in the most unexpected places.
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