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Chinese Girl In The Ghetto (2011)

by Ying Ma(Favorite Author)

3.22 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1460970454 (ISBN13: 9781460970454)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Createspace

review 1: This story was not what I had hoped for. Each of us probably has a part of our lives, and maybe mostly our childhood, which was not happy for many reasons. I know that Ying Ma suffered more than most of us due to what we call today, "bullying" and "bigotry". I know that along with that, she had to leave China and then live in a deplorable neighborhood. The only uplifting part of this sad saga was the pride with which she bragged about her educational accomplishments. But, I grew weary of that and the lack of substance of the entire book.
review 2: The first four chapters of Ying Ma’s short memoir Chinese Girl in the Ghetto about her early childhood in China just weren't very interesting. Fortunately, the second half, about how she and other Asians were bullie... mored in Oakland, especially by blacks, is tragically compelling. I don’t agree with some of her political beliefs but I recommend the book because it does raise provocative questions about racism in America and who are the victims of it. less

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