Qian Julie Wang was seven when she and her parents left China for New York in 1994, where her mother and father, a former professor and a professional, became undocumented workers. She tells of growing up in a Brooklyn tenement, her mother's work in a garment factory, hunger, fear of deportation, and her discovery of books in a public library. It is a memoir, though listed here as fiction.
Readers interested in immigrant experiences and the perspective of a child will find an unsentimental account. It suits anyone who wants a view of life without papers in the United States.
Inward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
