by Julie | Oct 22, 2020 | Book Reviews, China
Books on Chinese-American Culture Natalie Tan’s Books of Luck and Fortune By Roselle Lim Set in San Francisco’s Chinatown, current times My Rating: 3 out of 5 stars “It’s not a crime to want to have everything—love, money, success.” Disclosure: This post...
by Julie | Oct 21, 2020 | Book Reviews, Philippines
Books on the Philippines Smaller and Smaller Circles By F.H. Batacan, 2015 Set in Metropolitan Manila, 1997 My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars “We are all powerless in the face of evil. No, no, that’s not true. We are powerless when we wait for other people to act on...
by Julie | Oct 19, 2020 | Book Reviews, Cambodia
Books on Cambodia Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunited with her Sister She Left Behind By Loung Ung, 2005 Set in Cambodia and the United States (Vermont) My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “I know that in my new home, there is no war, hunger, or soldiers to be afraid...
by Julie | Oct 18, 2020 | Book Reviews, Cambodia
Books on Cambodia First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers By Luong Ung, 2000 My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “I think how the world is still somehow beautiful even when I feel no joy at being alive within it.” Disclosure: This post may contain...