Fifth Chinese Daughter by Jade Snow Wong

And finally the artist whose early triumphs were doubled by the knowledge that she had at long last won recognition from her family. After that the college student feeling her was toward personal identity in the face of parental indifference or outright opposition. Then the schoolgirl caught in confusion between the rigid teaching of her ancestors and the strange ways of her foreign classmates. We first meet Jade Snow Wong the child, narrowly confined by the family and factory life, bound to respect and obey her elders while shouldering responsibility for younger brothers and sisters - a solemn child well versed in the proper order of things, who knew that punishment was sure for any infraction of etiquette. The third-person singular style is rooted in Chinese literary form, reflecting cultural disregard for the individual, yet Jad Snow Wong's story also is typically American. They not only portray a young woman and her unique family in San Francisco's Chinatown, but they are rich in the details that light up a world within the world of America. These memoirs of the author's first twenty-four years are thoughtful, informative, and highly entertaining. This new edition includes the original illustrations by Kathryn Uhl and features an introduction by Leslie Bow, who critically examines the changing reception and enduring legacy of the book and offers insight into Wong's life as an artist and an ambassador of Chinese American culture.Originally published in 1945 and now reissued with a new introduction by the author, Jade Snow Wong's story is one of struggle and achievements.

It was written at a time when few portraits of Asian American life were available, and no similar works were as popular and broadly appealing. The US State Department even sent its charismatic young author on a four-month speaking tour throughout Asia.Cited as an influence by prominent Chinese American writers such as Amy Tan and Maxine Hong Kingston, Fifth Chinese Daughter is a foundational work in Asian American literature. , Fifth Chinese Daughter was one of the most widely read works by an Asian American author in the twentieth century. Fifth Chinese daughter by Jade Snow Wong, 1950, Scholastic Book services edition, in English. Jade Snow Wong's autobiography portrays her coming-of-age in San Francisco's Chinatown, offering a rich depiction of her immigrant family and her strict upbringing, as well as her rebellion against family and societal expectations for a Chinese woman. Most display items are from the Library’s Jade Snow Wong Collection, which. government-sponsored speaking tour of Asia in 1953. By Wong, Jade Snow Introduction by Bow, Leslie Illustrated by Uhl, Kathryn Items on display include the first edition of her bestselling autobiography 'Fifth Chinese Daughter' (1950), a Chinese-language lesson book from her childhood, photographs from her career, and materials from her U.S.

Fifth Chinese Daughter by Jade Snow Wong