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Unbound Spirit: Letters of Flora Belle Jan - Jan, Flora Belle
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Unbound Spirit: Letters of Flora Belle Jan
- ISBN
- 9780252033803
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
0252033809
ISBN-13
9780252033803
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66016145
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Unbound Spirit : Letters of Flora Belle Jan
Subject
Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Personal Memoirs, Journalism
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-021802
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
''This is a story of a woman living between the two cultures of China and the United States, told in a moving and often heartrending manner. Flora Belle Jan is an exceptional woman who portrays many of the problems of her generation.'' Sue Fawn Chung, author of Chinese American Death Rituals: Respecting the Ancestors, "This is a story of a woman living between the two cultures of China and the United States, told in a moving and often heartrending manner. Flora Belle Jan is an exceptional woman who portrays many of the problems of her generation."--Sue Fawn Chung, author of Chinese American Death Rituals: Respecting the Ancestors, "This is a story of a woman living between the two cultures of China and the United States, told in a moving and often heartrending manner. Flora Belle Jan is an exceptional woman who portrays many of the problems of her generation." Sue Fawn Chung, author ofChinese American Death Rituals: Respecting the Ancestors
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
070.92
Synopsis
This volume collects the letters written over a thirty-year period by a second generation Chinese American woman, Flora Belle Jan (1906-50). Her writings illuminate the inner life of a sensitive, unconventional, and ambitious woman--an exceptional Chinese American flapper, writer, and journalist. Born in California to immigrant parents, Jan grew ......, This volume collects the letters written over a thirty-year period by a second generation Chinese American woman, Flora Belle Jan (1906-50). Born in California to immigrant parents and educated at Berkeley and the University of Chicago, Jan raised three children with her husband Charles Wang and worked as a journalist in both the United States and China. Written during the years 1918-48, these letters offer unique insight into the social and political situation of educated, middle-class, professional Chinese American women in the early twentieth century. Literate, candid, and charming, they convey the intellectual curiosity and perspicacity of a vivacious and ambitious woman while tracing her engagement with two different worlds., This volume collects the letters written over a thirty-year period by a second generation Chinese American woman, Flora Belle Jan (1906-50). Her writings illuminate the inner life of a sensitive, unconventional, and ambitious woman--an exceptional Chinese American flapper, writer, and journalist. Born in California to immigrant parents, Jan grew up resisting her parents' conservative Chinese values as she internalized American culture. Throughout her relatively short life, she studied literature at Berkeley and the University of Chicago, raised three children with her husband Charles Wang, and worked as a journalist in both the United States and China. Her closest friend, Ludmelia Holstein, a daughter of German immigrants from Russia, was the recipient of the letters collected in this volume. While living in China, Jan wrote about how her gender and nationality complicated her uneasy adjustment to China's foreign yet familiar culture, and she reflected on her roles as a wife, mother, and career woman. Describing encounters with in-laws and servants, marital problems, and competition for newspaper jobs, her letters record her personal struggles in an environment of political turmoil in the 1930s and 40s. Written during the years 1918-48, these letters offer unique insight into the situation of educated, middle-class, professional Chinese American women in the early twentieth century. Literate, candid, and charming, they convey the intellectual curiosity and perspicacity of a vivacious and ambitious woman while tracing her engagement with two different worlds.''This is a story of a woman living between the two cultures of China and the United States, told in a moving and often heartrending manner. Flora Belle Jan is an exceptional woman who portrays many of the problems of her generation.''--Sue Fawn Chung, author of Chinese American Death Rituals: Respecting the Ancestors
LC Classification Number
PN5366.J36A4 2009
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