Afraid to be Chinese /
Xin-Mei.
Afraid to be Chinese / Xin-Mei. - Quezon City : Milflores Pub., c2006. - 111 pages : illustrations 20 cm.
This collection of stories illustrates the strange situation of the contemporary Tsinay, the Chinese-Filipina, and the constant dilemmas and contradictions that she faces daily, from inheriting slave-girls, to not having a specific birthday, to still being subject to arranged marriages. These are all true stories, though the names and circumstances have been fictionalized. Yet Xin-Mei skillfully weaves the tales of these Chinese-Filipinas and tells their stories with much insight, humor, and compassion.
9718280502
Chinese Pilipinos--Philippines.
PS 9993.X6 / .Af82 2006
Afraid to be Chinese / Xin-Mei. - Quezon City : Milflores Pub., c2006. - 111 pages : illustrations 20 cm.
This collection of stories illustrates the strange situation of the contemporary Tsinay, the Chinese-Filipina, and the constant dilemmas and contradictions that she faces daily, from inheriting slave-girls, to not having a specific birthday, to still being subject to arranged marriages. These are all true stories, though the names and circumstances have been fictionalized. Yet Xin-Mei skillfully weaves the tales of these Chinese-Filipinas and tells their stories with much insight, humor, and compassion.
9718280502
Chinese Pilipinos--Philippines.
PS 9993.X6 / .Af82 2006
