The Chopsticks-Fork Principle
Subtitle: A Memoir and Manual
Publisher: We Pr
Published: December 2, 2002
Place of publication: Allamuchy, N.J.
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9780972566308
Subjects: General; Biography & Autobiography; Sociology; Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs; Bilingualism; Chinese American women; Family & Relationships; Motherhood; Parenthood; Personal Memoirs; Family & Relationships / Motherhood
First sentence: I was born, Bao Kwei-yee, a native of Ningpo by virtue of my father's ancestry, in the Year of the Water Horse, during the 77th or 78th Cycle (depending on which book you consult).
Description: Rooted in the telling of one family's life, The Chopsticks-Fork Principle: A Memoir and Manual by Cathy Bao Bean is a story for all families. In this humorous and poignant memoir, the author, an immigrant from China, recounts how she figured out how to be herself, as well as raise a son whose artist father did things like paint the lawn. As Cathy Bao Bean attempts to satisfy disparate cultural norms, she provides us with a unique window into the experience of a bicultural family. The Chopsticks-Fork Principle is also a manual that explains how anyone who steps outside the home can benefit by greater awareness of the diversity within and around us. - Publisher.