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  • Bibliography:
    7 Books
  • First Book:
    July 2003
  • Latest Book:
    August 2022
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Book List in Order: 7 titles



  • Lin Jun has everything a modern woman in China could hope for: a good teaching job; a handsome, intellectual husband; a mother-in-law with connections; a darling son; a TV set; and a "good fortune" face-she is beautiful. But neither the television no...




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        Nea, a Chinese-Cambodian teenager, flees to Texas as a refugee from the Khmer Rouge regime when a miracle occurs. Although her family has been struggling to support itself, they discover that a wealthy aunt and uncle have managed to ...



  • Nea Chhim, the spirited heroine of Dragon Chica, struggles with college. Nightmares of war flood the waking memories of this 19-year-old survivor of the Cambodian Killing Fields.  Nea decides she must confront the past to overcome her fear and begi...



  • Training for adulthood is not for wimps.
    When you are eleven years old, is there anything more humiliating, or bound to cause a fight, than shopping with your mother when your body is in full-throttle warp? Yes, there is: picking out the school-re...



  • In the title story of this timely and innovative collection, a young woman wearing a Prada coat attempts to redeem a coupon for plastic storage bins while her in-laws are at home watching the Chinese news and taking her private phone calls. It is the...



  • A short story collection exploring cultural complexities in China, the Chinese diaspora in America, and the world at large.In a vibrant and illuminating follow-up to her award-winning story collection, Useful Phrases for Immigrants, May-lee Chai...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

May-Lee Chai has published 7 books.

May-Lee Chai does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Tomorrow in Shanghai, was published in August 2022.

The first book by May-Lee Chai, My Lucky Face, was published in July 2003.

No. May-Lee Chai does not write books in series.