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Author:

Chin, Ava, author.

Title:

Mott Street : a Chinese American family's story of exclusion and homecoming / Ava Chin.

Publisher:

Penguin Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

xv, 382 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Chin, Ava--Family.
Chinatown (New York, N.Y.)--Biography.
Chin family.
Doshim family.
37 Mott Street (New York, N.Y.)--History.
Chinese--New York--New York--Biography.
Immigrants--New York--New York--Biography.
Chinese Americans--New York--New York--Biography.
Chinese American families--New York--New York--Social conditions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-368) and index.

Summary:

"Mott Street follows Chinese American writer Ava Chin, who grew up estranged from her father, as she seeks the truth about her family history-and uncovers a legacy of exclusion and resilience that speaks to the American experience past and present. Chin'sancestors became lovers, classmates, sworn enemies, and, eventually, through her birth, kin-all while converging at a single Chinatown address"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0525557377 : HRD
9780525557371 : HRD

LCCN:

2022040793

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