Local Author Program
John Jung
Southern Fried Rice: Life in a Chinese Laundry in the Deep South
John Jung tells the story of a Chinese laundry family living in social and cultural isolation from just before the Great Depression until the early 1950's. Southern Fried Rice illustrates the struggle of an immigrant family learning to adjust to a new country. It also examines how immigrant children face and resolve conflicts related to ethnic identity and cultural clashes.
For more information about John Jung, go to: http://www.csulb.edu/~jrjung/
When: Thursday, May 17, 2007
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Hanford Branch Library
401 North Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230
John Jung
Southern Fried Rice: Life in a Chinese Laundry in the Deep South
John Jung tells the story of a Chinese laundry family living in social and cultural isolation from just before the Great Depression until the early 1950's. Southern Fried Rice illustrates the struggle of an immigrant family learning to adjust to a new country. It also examines how immigrant children face and resolve conflicts related to ethnic identity and cultural clashes.
For more information about John Jung, go to: http://www.csulb.edu/~jrjung/
When: Thursday, May 17, 2007
6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Hanford Branch Library
401 North Douty Street
Hanford, CA 93230
After the program:
- Books will be available for purchase
- Book signing by the author
- Refreshments provided by Friends of the Library
Questions??? Please call Gail Lucas at 582-0261 x104 or e-mail gail.lucas@kingscountylibrary.org
Sponsored by Kings County Library and Friends of the Library
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