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Mott Street: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming by Ava Chin

emotional informative reflective

4.0

this is such an interesting exploration of five generations of Ava Chin’s Chinese American family, the journey from China to america, documenting the interpersonal as well as the social and political aspects that dominated the experiences of each family member. Chin focuses on particularly on the Chinese exclusion act, and its significance on the individuals directly impacted as well as the lingering impacts to the present day. this book is thoroughly researched and although its nonfiction it also reads as a multigenerational family saga