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Maizy Chen's last chance / by Yee, Lisa.;
Includes bibliographical references.Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Grandparents; Restaurants; Chinese Americans; Immigrants; Children of immigrants; Racism; Genealogy;
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Viewfinder : a memoir of seeing and being seen / by Chu, Jon M.(Jon Murray),1979-author.; McCarter, Jeremy,1976-author.;
"Long before he directed Wicked, In The Heights, or the groundbreaking film Crazy Rich Asians, Jon M. Chu was a movie-obsessed first-generation Chinese American, helping at his parents' Chinese restaurant in Silicon Valley and forever facing the cultural identity crisis endemic to children of immigrants. Growing up on the cutting edge of 21st-century technology gave Chu the tools he needed to make his mark at USC film school, and to be discovered by Steven Spielberg, but he soon found himself struggling to understand who he was. In this book, for the first time, Chu dives deep into his life and work, telling the universal story of questioning what it means when your dreams collide with your circumstances, and showing how it's possible to succeed even when the world changes beyond all recognition. With striking candor and unrivalled insights, Chu offers a firsthand account of the collision of Silicon Valley and Hollywood -- what it's been like to watch his old world shatter and reshape his new one. Ultimately, Viewfinder is about reckoning with your own story, becoming your most creative self, and finding a path all your own"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Chu, Jon M. (Jon Murray), 1979-; Asian American motion picture producers and directors; Chinese Americans;
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Hollow Bamboo : a novel / by Ping, William,author.;
"The hilarious and heartbreaking story of two William Pings in Newfoundland--the lost millennial and the grandfather he knows nothing about. William Ping's millennial life revolves around eating at restaurants, posting online about eating at restaurants, then overanalyzing it. This changes unexpectedly when a dinner with his Chinese girlfriend's family goes sideways and his insecurity about his biracial identity and his ignorance of his own Chinese heritage overflow like lava. During a much-needed break from the dinner table, Will is visited in the men's room by a sarcastic, bullying spirit named Mo. The spirit whisks him into the past to learn about the life of his grandfather, the first William Ping, who emigrated from China to Newfoundland in 1931 to work in a laundry. Based on a true story, Hollow Bamboo recounts with humour and sympathy the often-brutal struggles, and occasional successes, faced by some of the first Chinese immigrants in Newfoundland. It is a journey of heartbreak, sacrifice, brotherhood and family ties. But most of all, it is about love and survival on the Rock. Drawing on elements of magical realism, autofiction and satire, as well as deep historical research, Hollow Bamboo is a fresh and original portrayal of our past and our present, and the debut of an extraordinary new author."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Chinese; Families; Grandfathers; Chinese Canadians;
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Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar : A Novel. by Yee, Katie.;
In this debut novel, a Chinese-American woman spins tragedy into comedy when her life falls apart. A man and a woman walk into a restaurant and she unexpectedly finds out her husband is having an affair with a woman named Maggie. A short while after, the woman finds out she has cancer. She decides to call the tumor Maggie. 'Maggie; Or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar' follows the narrator as she embarks on a journey of grief, healing, and reclamation. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Humorous / General; FICTION / Literary;
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Restaurant kid : a memoir of family and belonging / by Phan, Rachel,author.;
"A warm and poignant narrative about finding one's self amidst the grind of restaurant life, the cross-generational immigrant experience, and a daughter's attempts to connect with parents who have always been just out of reach. When she was three years old, Rachel Phan met her replacement. Instead of a new sibling, her mother and father's time and attention were suddenly devoted entirely to their new family restaurant. For her parents--whose own families fled China during Japanese occupation and then survived bombs and starvation during the war in Vietnam--it was a dream come true. For Phan, it was something quite different. Overnight, she became a restaurant kid, living on the periphery of her own family and trying her best to stay out of the way. As Phan grew up, the restaurant was the most stalwart and suffocating member of her family. For decades, it's been both their crowning achievement and the origin of so much of their pain and suffering: screaming matches complete with smashed dishes; bodies worn down by long hours and repetitive strain; and tenuous relationships where the family loved one another deeply without ever really knowing each other. In Restaurant Kid, Phan seeks to examine the way her life has been shaped by the rigid boxes placed around her. She had to be a "good daughter," never asking questions, always being grateful. She had to be a "real Canadian," watching hockey and speaking English so flawlessly that her tongue has since forgotten how to contort around Cantonese tones. As the only Chinese girl at school, she had to alternate between being the sidekick, geek, or Asian fetish, depending on whose gaze was on her. Now, three decades after their restaurant first opened, Phan's parents are cautiously talking about retirement. As an adult, Phan's "good daughter" role demands something new of her--and a chance to get to know her parents away from the restaurant. In Restaurant Kid, Phan deftly combines candour, wit and insight to craft a vibrant and important narrative on the strength and foibles of family, and how we come to understand ourselves."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Phan, Rachel.; Phan, Rachel; Children of immigrants; Restaurateurs; Restaurateurs; Chinese Canadian women;
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SpongeBob SquarePants. [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Wish-granting Mermaid's Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick. What could possibly go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the very universe very together could come very undone, opening portals into Wish worlds full of knights, cowboys, pirates, and prehistoric snails. But that's nothing everyone's favorite sponge can't handle - with the right cosmic costume! Everybody do the Cosmic Shake! Enjoy the in-game soundtrack featuring 101 songs from the series, including Sweet Victory.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Fantasy violence, comic mischief).Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 4 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p ; in game surround sound ; 7.2 GB storage required ; PS4 Pro enhanced.
Subjects: Action adventure video games.; Video games.; Sony video games.; Arcade-style video games.; Adventure video games.; Platform video games.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; SpongeBob SquarePants (Fictitious character); Playstation 4 (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; SpongeBob SquarePants The cosmic shake (Game); Restaurants;
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SpongeBob SquarePants. [electronic resource]. by Microsoft Corporation.;
Game.Wish-granting Mermaid's Tears in the hands of SpongeBob and Patrick. What could possibly go wrong? Sure, the very fabric holding the very universe very together could come very undone, opening portals into Wish worlds full of knights, cowboys, pirates, and prehistoric snails. But that's nothing everyone's favorite sponge can't handle - with the right cosmic costume! Everybody do the Cosmic Shake! Enjoy the in-game soundtrack featuring 101 songs from the series, including Sweet Victory.ESRB Content Rating: E10, Everyone, 10+ (Fantasy violence, comic mischief).Blu-ray disc compatible with Xbox One console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K Ultra HD ; Dolby Atmos in game surround sound ; Cross-generation play.
Subjects: Action adventure video games.; Video games.; Xbox video games.; Arcade-style video games.; Adventure video games.; Platform video games.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; SpongeBob SquarePants (Fictitious character); Xbox One (Video game console); Video games.; Computer games.; SpongeBob SquarePants The cosmic shake (Game); Restaurants;
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