TITLE

An Unbelievable Dream

AUTHOR(S)
Gong Fin
PUB. DATE
December 2002
SOURCE
Chinese Studies in History;Winter2002, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p10
SOURCE TYPE
Academic Journal
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Relates the author's experiences of being a Chinese teenage immigrant in the United States. Jobs that the author's parents took on when they got to the U.S.; Difficulty that the author had in learning English; Description of her first few days at an American high school; Author's experiences in trying to connect with her fellow students.
ACCESSION #
10238909

Tags: TEENAGE immigrants;  CHINESE American teenagers;  STUDENTS -- China

 

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