Leaving deep water

Leaving Deep Water is an intensely personal, volume joining together the voices of Asian American women who find themselves at the crossroads of American mainstream culture and their Asian heritage. It is an intimate, revealing collection of stories of women of all ages, lifestyles, and origins, which offers rare insight into the multicultural experience. What does it mean to be a woman caught between two worlds? Drawing on the personal narratives of dozens of women from China, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and other Asian countries, Claire S. Chow breaks down the myths and stereotypes surrounding the Asian American struggle and explores the ways women of Asian descent attempt to create a place for themselves in the dominant culture. In these intimate reflections, the disparate voices of the women are unified by their shared ethnic background and a sense of cultural displacement. A source of wisdom and understanding, Leaving Deep Water offers guidance, inspiration, and a shared sense of struggle that celebrates the human ability to craft a new identity in a new place.

First sentence: In my favorite picture of myself as a baby, my mother is holding her three-month-old daughter almost as high as the shimmering star on top of the Christmas tree.

Year

1998

Language

English

Publisher

Plume

Editions

1

Pages

302

ISBN

9780452280496

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