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"Superbly written….It makes a complicated and total individual earth, which by the finish we've discovered to love."—The Ma Guide ReviewChinatown, Vancouver, in the late 1930s and '40s provides the backdrop for this poignant first novel, told through the vivid reminiscences of the three young children of an immigrant Chinese family. The siblings deal using their personal identities in a changing world, wresting independence in the strictures of family, background, and poverty. Sibling Jook-Liang desires to become Shirley Temple and avoiding the firm, outdated methods for China. Used Next Sibling Jung-Amount, experiencing his sexuality and the stress of his childhood in China, discovers his way through boxing.