They weren't kidding.
Considering that I only just finished this book minutes ago (probably about an hour by the time I finish this review), my thoughts are not completely processed, but I wanted to put up this one last review before we go into IWMCW's awkward season--AKA, the school year, during which my reviews can be far between and come in flocks. Although I hope it won't be long before I can review Origins, another science book!
Maxine Hong Kingston grew up the oldest (although maybe just the oldest surviving) child of Chinese immigrants during the 1940s and 50s. In her memoir, she tells in five short-story-like chapters of her experiences balancing cultures and trying to understand that which she has never directly been a part of but is expected to know all about. She focuses particularly on being a Chinese-American woman. Themes of silence, mother-daughter relationships, culture, tradition, sexism and racism, insanity, and stories convey these experiences.