What Happened this Summer
Written by Paul Yee
Published by Tradewind Books
This new collection of short stories by Governor General’s Award winning author Paul Yee confronts the secret lives of Chinese-Canadian teenagers as they battle with their parents over schooling, careers, sexuality, religion and integration into North American culture.
Once again Paul Yee offers a rare glimpse into the conflicted world of Chinese youth, some of whom are locally born, while others have recently immigrated from Hong Kong, Taiwan and China.
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Publication Date: September 2006
Available As: Paperback, eBook
Young Adult, Age 14 or older
Community Represented: Chinese/Chinese American, Taiwanese/Taiwanese American
Themes: Canadian Connection, Coming of Age, Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Language Ability, Discrimination: Racial, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Anthology, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Generational Differences: Dating, Generational Differences: Gender Roles, Generational Differences: Language, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multilingual, LGBTQIA+, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Setting: Home Country
Setting: Canada, Hong Kong
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant, 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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