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• Four Treasures of the Sky

  Zhang, Jenny,

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  From a calligraphy school in Zhifu, China, to a San Francisco brothel, to a shop tucked into the Idaho mountains, we follow Daiyu on a desperate quest to outrun the tragedy that chases her. In the late 1800s, as anti-Chinese sentiment sweeps across…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How Much of These Hills Is Gold

  Zhang, C Pam,

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  Ba dies in the night; Ma is already gone. It's 1862 and newly orphaned children of immigrants, Lucy and Sam, are suddenly alone in a land that refutes their existence. Fleeing the threats of their western mining town, they set off to bury their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Peach Blossom Spring

  Fu, Melissa,

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  Settling in America years after his turbulent childhood in China, Renshu, now Henry Dao, refuses to talk to his daughter about her heritage, determined to keep her safe in this new land despite being weighed down by his history. Spanning decades and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Family Chao

  a Novel

  Chang, Lan Samantha,

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  When Big Leo, the owner of Fine Chao restaurant is found dead--presumed murdered, his three sons are reunited and fall under suspicion of the town and police, and must reckon with the legacy of their father's outsized appetites, their identities,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disorientation

  Chou, Elaine Hsieh,

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  A struggling PhD student makes a shocking discovery about a famous Chinese American poet that sets into motion a series of escalating events, both humorous and fraught, that culminates in an incendiary reckoning of her relationships, beliefs, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Portrait of a Thief

  a Novel

  Li, Grace D.,

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  A Chinese American art history major at Harvard, Will Chen is offered a (very illegal) chance to reclaim five priceless treasures China lost centuries ago and assembles a team of fellow students, chosen for their skills and loyalty, to help him on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Joan Is Okay

  a Novel

  Wang, Weike,

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  An ICU physician at a busy NYC hospital, 30-something Joan, a workaholic with little interest in having friends, let alone lovers, is required to take mandatory leave to help her newly widowed mother resettle in the U.S. until the day she must…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Swimming Back to Trout River

  a Novel

  Feng, Linda Rui, 1975-

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  Set against the backdrop of China’s Cultural Revolution, this lyrical novel follows a father’s determination to reunite his family before his daughter Junie’s 12th birthday, even if it means bringing painful family secrets to light.

• Little Gods

  a Novel

  Jin, Meng,

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  Liya, who grew up in America, takes her mother Su Lan's ashes to China—to her, an unknown country. In a territory inhabited by the ghosts of the living and the dead, Liya’s memories are joined by those of two others: Zhu Wen, the woman last to know…Read moreRead more of this annotation