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Growing Up Asian in Australia.
Asian-Australians have often been written about by outsiders, as outsiders. In this collection, compiled by award-winning author Alice Pung, they tell their own stories with verve, courage and a large dose of humour. These are not predictable tales of food, festivals and traditional dress. The food...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Black Inc.,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover page; title page; copyright page; dedication; contents; introduction; strine; the relative advantages of learning my language; sticks and stones and such-like; learning english; chinese lessons; pioneers; the early settlers; the terrorists; the upside-down year; the water buffalo; the ganges and its tributaries; the beat of a different drum; battlers; pigs from home; spiderbait; take me away, please; abc supermarket; mates; wei-lei and me; hot and spicy; lessons from my school years; exotic rissole; the folks; perfect chinese children; the asian disease; crackers.
- Conversations with my parentsthe year of the rooster; are you different?; the clan; tourism; the family tree; the firstborn; family life; quarrel; ginseng tea and a pair of thongs; legends; teenage dreamers; destiny; dancing lessons; papa bear; a new challenger; the hots; towards manhood; the lover in the fish sauce; the embarrassments of the gods; my first kiss; a big life; unaustralian?; be good, little migrants; how to be japanese; silence; anzac day; special menu; a call to arms; chinese dancing, bendigo style; tall poppies; quan yeomans; khoa do; hoa pham; jason yat-sen li; shaun tan.
- John sojoy hopwood; anh do; caroline tran; leaving home; five ways to disappoint your vietnamese mother; the courage of soldiers; you can't choose your memories; these are the photographs we take; homecoming; my china; the face in the mirror; baked beans and burnt toast; hanoi and other homes; publication details; contributors; acknowledgements.