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kerrikins's review against another edition
4.0
Many people are unaware of the prejudice and tribulations that Chinese immigrants faced when they came to Canada.
This book is beautiful, with gorgeous illustrations - I still (hopefully) have a copy of it somewhere at home, given to me as a gift when I was younger. The book was my first introduction to the lives of the Chinese in Canada, and the place they forged here. Pictures and story meld together in a fascinating combination, and I reread this book several times. There's everything from ghosts to romance, and it's a good way to supplement education on the segregation and racism that Chinese immigrants dealt with.
This book is beautiful, with gorgeous illustrations - I still (hopefully) have a copy of it somewhere at home, given to me as a gift when I was younger. The book was my first introduction to the lives of the Chinese in Canada, and the place they forged here. Pictures and story meld together in a fascinating combination, and I reread this book several times. There's everything from ghosts to romance, and it's a good way to supplement education on the segregation and racism that Chinese immigrants dealt with.
emwilliams's review against another edition
5.0
These eight clever and playful stories illuminate the lives and experiences of Chinese immigrant families to Canada. Turning the stories into myth-like fable emphasizes and enshrines the importance of their experience while making it more universal than particular to one person.
I wish there was a second set continuing further into the 20th century.
I wish there was a second set continuing further into the 20th century.
kerribookhoarder's review
4.0
Many people are unaware of the prejudice and tribulations that Chinese immigrants faced when they came to Canada.
This book is beautiful, with gorgeous illustrations - I still (hopefully) have a copy of it somewhere at home, given to me as a gift when I was younger. The book was my first introduction to the lives of the Chinese in Canada, and the place they forged here. Pictures and story meld together in a fascinating combination, and I reread this book several times. There's everything from ghosts to romance, and it's a good way to supplement education on the segregation and racism that Chinese immigrants dealt with.
This book is beautiful, with gorgeous illustrations - I still (hopefully) have a copy of it somewhere at home, given to me as a gift when I was younger. The book was my first introduction to the lives of the Chinese in Canada, and the place they forged here. Pictures and story meld together in a fascinating combination, and I reread this book several times. There's everything from ghosts to romance, and it's a good way to supplement education on the segregation and racism that Chinese immigrants dealt with.
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