China Men
The author chronicles the lives of three generations of Chinese men in America, woven from memory, myth and fact. Here's a storyteller's tale of what they endured in a strange new land.
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- Vintage
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN-13
- 9780307787811
- Genre
- Biography & Memoir
- Topics
- Chinese American immigrationFamily historyIdentity and heritage
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionWonMajor(1981)
- Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1981)
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1980)
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