| Growing Up in San Francisco's Chinatown: Boomer Memories from Noodle Rolls to Apple Pie Contributor(s): Wong, Edmund S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467139351 ISBN-13: 9781467139359 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Asian American Studies - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 305.895 |
| LCCN: 2017958369 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Locality - San Francisco, California - Cultural Region - Northern California - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chinese American baby boomers who grew up within the twenty-nine square blocks of San Francisco's Chinatown lived in two worlds. Elders implored the younger generation to retain ties with old China even as the youth felt the pull of a future sheathed in r |
Contributor Bio(s): Wong, Edmund S.: - Ed was born at San Francisco's Chinese hospital in 1948 and is a graduate of that city's Galileo High School. He used graduate degrees in Spanish and international relations to enjoy a long career in foreign language education. Since retiring in 2013, Ed has been busy with his writing. The Sea Takes No Prisoners: The Men and Ships of the Royal Navy in the Second World War is set to release in 2018. Ed has traveled the world in the company of his wife of forty years, Elizabeth. They live in Louisville, Kentucky. |