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Typical AmericanGish Jen

Typical American

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7 editions · 2 languages
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The Changs immigrated to the United States from China for education and safety but are distracted by other goals.

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7 editions · 2 languages
  • Paperback · English · 1998
    Granta Books · 304 pages · 9781862071117
  • Other · English · 2014
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company · 9780547524092
  • Other · English · 2014
    Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers · 9781322316918
  • Other · English · 2008
    Vintage Contemporaries · 296 pages · 9780307389220
  • Other · English · 1992
    Plume · 296 pages · 9780452267749
  • Other · English · 1991
    Houghton Mifflin/S. Lawrence · 296 pages · 9780395546895
Chinese American familiesChinese AmericansEmigration and immigrationFictionChinese Americans -- Fiction.Fiction, generalChinese americans, fictionLiterary collections