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Summary
The Chinese immigrant experience, featuring a girl and her two brothers. The girl is a budding tap dancer, one brother is a weakling, the other a boxer who joins the U.S. Marines. The novel is set in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the years leading to World War II. The anti-Japanese hysteria is also seen through their eyes.
Title
The Jade Peony: A Novel
Author
Choy, Wayson
Publisher
Douglas and McIntyre
Date
1995
Object ID
2010.055.074