Beautiful countrY : a memoir
(Large Print)
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2021]., , ©2021.
Physical Desc
xii, 441 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
Status
Holt - Large Print
LP 921 Wang
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LP 921 Wang
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiography.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography.
Chinese Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Illegal immigration -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Large print books
Large type books.
Noncitizens -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Shijiazhuang Shi (China) -- Biography.
Wang, Qian Julie, -- 1987- -- Childhood and youth.
Wang, Qian Julie, -- 1987- -- Family.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Biography.
Chinese Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Illegal immigration -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Immigrants -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Large print books
Large type books.
Noncitizens -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
Shijiazhuang Shi (China) -- Biography.
Wang, Qian Julie, -- 1987- -- Childhood and youth.
Wang, Qian Julie, -- 1987- -- Family.
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2021]., , ©2021.
Format
Large Print
Language
English
Notes
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"In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates directly to 'beautiful country.' Yet when seven-year-old Qian arrives in New York City in 1994 full of curiosity, she is overwhelmed by crushing fear and scarcity. In China, Qian’s parents were professors; in America, her family is 'illegal' and it will require all the determination and small joys they can muster to survive. In Chinatown, Qian’s parents labor in sweatshops. Instead of laughing at her jokes, they fight constantly, taking out the stress of their new life on one another. Shunned by her classmates and teachers for her limited English, Qian takes refuge in the library and masters the language through books, coming to think of The Berenstain Bears as her first American friends. And where there is delight to be found, Qian relishes it: her first bite of gloriously greasy pizza, weekly 'shopping days,' when Qian finds small treasures in the trash lining Brooklyn’s streets, and a magical Christmas visit to Rockefeller Center—confirmation that the New York City she saw in movies does exist after all. But then Qian’s headstrong Ma Ma collapses, revealing an illness that she has kept secret for months for fear of the cost and scrutiny of a doctor’s visit. As Ba Ba retreats further inward, Qian has little to hold onto beyond his constant refrain: Whatever happens, say that you were born here, that you’ve always lived here. Inhabiting her childhood perspective with exquisite lyric clarity and unforgettable charm and strength, Qian Julie Wang has penned an essential American story about a family fracturing under the weight of invisibility, and a girl coming of age in the shadows, who never stops seeking the light."--back cover.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wang, Q. J. (2021). Beautiful countrY: a memoir (First large print edition.). Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wang, Qian Julie, 1987-. 2021. Beautiful CountrY: A Memoir. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wang, Qian Julie, 1987-. Beautiful CountrY: A Memoir Random House Large Print, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wang, Qian Julie. Beautiful CountrY: A Memoir First large print edition., Random House Large Print, 2021.
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