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olivialp's review
4.0
apush absolutely failed me. a little dated conception of race relations, a little too blindly optimistic. but such a moving memoir nonetheless.
bentohbox's review
5.0
The chance to learn about the Asian immigrant experience pre-1950 is incredibly rare; as such, this book is a real treasure to read. Yes, it's one person's experience, and one that I would consider relatively uncommon, but nonetheless it gives you a perspective into lives that could never be imagined. It's a lesson in history, family, luck, and a breaking with tradition that atomizes some of the most significant shifts in domestic and global development. The book gives me a greater appreciate for the sacrifices immigrant families made in the early 1900s to produce progress in generation after generation, although its rarity also serves as a reminder of how many families struggled to survive in proportion to the relative "success" that Lee had the fortune to experience in periods of her life.
This was a humble and humbling book to read, one that connects many strings without intentionally doing so. The introduction (about 50 pages) is an important preface to understanding the context of the remainder of the book, as are the appendices.
This was a humble and humbling book to read, one that connects many strings without intentionally doing so. The introduction (about 50 pages) is an important preface to understanding the context of the remainder of the book, as are the appendices.
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