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May-Lee Chai
Book List in Order: 7 titles
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My Lucky Face
- Jul-2003
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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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Dragon Chica
- Nov-2010
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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 ... -
Tiger Girl
- Oct-2013
- / General Fiction
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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...
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Training Days
- Dec-2017
- / General Fiction
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I rediscovered a bit of myself in Jun-li, and in May-lee Chai's beautifully constructed and perfectly contained world. It's the deftly and subtly rendered intricacies that mark this story, link it to the experience of Asians in America, and l...
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Useful Phrases for Immigrants
- Oct-2018
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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...
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Tomorrow in Shanghai
- Aug-2022
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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...