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SHANGHAI GIRLS by Lisa See
Shanghai China in 1937 is known as the “Paris of the East.” It is a thoroughly modern, international city, with a large foreign community. There is also a heavily populated Little Tokyo section, where Japanese residents promote “Friendship, Cooperation and Co-prosperity between China and Japan.”
May 26, 2009
Tags: 1930s, Add new tag, Chinese, immigration, Shanghai, Sisterhood Posted in: Diaspora 
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THE WRITING ON MY FOREHEAD by Nafisa Haji
THE WRITING ON MY FOREHEAD is a multi-generational tale involving a complex Indo-Pakistani clan which is scattered all over the world. They periodically gather in Pakistan, England and America for family visits. The elders who live in the West are determined to familiarize their children with the rich culture and traditional mores of their heritage. Nafisa Haji has written, with lyrical prose, a multi-layered, coming of age story which is sure to appeal to many readers. Saira Qader, a first generation American, is the narrator.
April 29, 2009
Tags: Choices, Diaspora, Family Matters, Indo-Pakistani, mothers & daughters, Multi-Generational, partitian Posted in: Coming-of-Age, Debut Novel, Diaspora, Pakistan No Comments
