Desperate to be an actress, not an approved of career by her father or community, she started out as an extra, before garnering small parts in several films. Always cast as a stereotype, she desperately wanted to break the mould of what a Chinese-American woman was, but the anti-miscega...
A historical novel with just a hint of magical realism, "Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea" by Rita Chang-Eppig narrates the unbelievable story of Shek Yeung, the legendary Chinese pirate queen. After the death of her first husband, Shek Yeung realizes she has two choices: resign herself...
as they each navigate abandonment and betrayal. This novel takes readers on a poignant exploration of identity, family drama, and love as a privileged politician’s wife uncovers what happened to her supposedly insane great-great aunt.
The town grew rapidly with the registration of the claim, with people coming in from all over the world. Which can be seen in the Chinese garden which is part of the town, built in memory of the Chinese miners who came seeking their fortunes in St Arnaud. You can see it below Over 2...
Posted inChinese Literature,Fiction,Historical Fiction|Tagged1980's China,Ancient Tea Trees,culture,historical fiction,Lisa See,Pu'er Tea,The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane|8 Comments May 17, 2023 River Spirit by Leila Aboulela I have now read three novels byLeila Aboulelaand enjoyed them all, ...
The recent imagery of the Ottoman imperial past in Turkey contains two trajectories. First, the state-driven neo-Ottomanism, which attempts to revive the past in government-controlled domains, and, second, the representation of neo-Ottomanism in popular culture, which we call "Ottomania". While...
(This is the eleventh in a series concerning the Wars of the Diadochi.Part 1 can be read here,and includescomprehensive biographiesof the players in this drama. It is strongly advised that you start there before reading on.The previous installment, Part 10, can be found here. Stay tuned to...
Department of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge 119077, Singapore 5 The Central Academy of Drama, 39 Dongmianhua Hu Tong, Dongcheng, Beijing 100009, China * Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed. Religions...