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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520269683
ISBN-139780520269682
eBay Product ID (ePID)109130045
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitleRice Room : Growing Up Chinese-American from Number Two Son to Rock 'N' Roll
Number of Pages296 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEditors, Journalists, Publishers, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, General, United States / General
Publication Year2011
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorBen Fong-Torres
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-028111
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal973.04951
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisAn instant best-seller when originally published in 1994, this expanded and updated edition of The Rice Room tells of growing up with a double identity-Chinese and American. Ben Fong-Torres was torn between an alluring American lifestyle-including Elvis and rock 'n' roll-and the traditional cultural heritage his proud immigrant parents struggled to instill in their five children. Now illustrated with personal family photographs as well as photos of the author with various celebrities, Fong-Torres rounds out his life story with a new final chapter., An instant best-seller when originally published in 1994, this expanded and updated edition of The Rice Room tells of growing up with a double identity--Chinese and American. Ben Fong-Torres was torn between an alluring American lifestyle--including Elvis and rock 'n' roll--and the traditional cultural heritage his proud immigrant parents struggled to instill in their five children. Now illustrated with personal family photographs as well as photos of the author with various celebrities, Fong-Torres rounds out his life story with a new final chapter.