It's a long way from China to Hollywood
By: Grace F. Yang ; ghostwritten by Sames
Contributors: Sames (Musician), author
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781450296601; 9781450296595
Subjects: Chinese American women; Immigrants; Actors; Biography; Chinese
Description: Here, Yang tells the story of her journey and the events that molded her life--from her birth in China in 1964, growing up as an only surviving child under Communist rule, to immigrating to America and coordinating a successful entertainment career. From her school days to her friends, to her marriage and daughter's birth, she provides a glimpse of the many differences between life in China and in the United States. Her story communicates the trials and tribulations of one family's struggle on two continents and two cultures to obtain an unimaginable dream.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes some Chinese poems with English translation (written by Yang's father) (p. 217-220).
Table of contents: title: The Mei Puo; title: Growing up communist; title: An only child; title: My first bra; title: The red money bags; title: Uniforms; title: Road trips with Dad; title: Arranged marriages; title: A new world; title: She arrives; title: She was gone; title: Girlfriends, and the way life is; title: Red ink; title: Together again; title: Disaster in America; title: Talent in the family; title: The big move; title: Teenage angst; title: Home schooling; title: The worst fight ever; title: Trip to China; title: Into the future; title: Epilogue: poems written by my father.