East goes West : the making of an oriental Yankee
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Lexile measure
930
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"Having fled Japanese-occupied Korea for the gleaming promise of the United States with nothing but four dollars and a suitcase full of Shakespeare to his name, the young, idealistic Chungpa Han arrives in a New York teeming with expatriates, businessmen, students, scholars, and indigents. Struggling to support his studies, he travels throughout the United States and Canada, becoming by turns a traveling salesman, a domestic worker, and a farmer, and observing along the way the idealism, greed, and shifting values of the industrializing twentieth century. Part picaresque adventure, part shrewd social commentary, East Goes West casts a sharply satirical eye on the demands and perils of assimilation. It is a masterpiece not only of Asian American literature but also of American literature"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kang, Y. (2019). East goes West: the making of an oriental Yankee . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kang, Younghill, 1903-1972. 2019. East Goes West: The Making of an Oriental Yankee. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kang, Younghill, 1903-1972. East Goes West: The Making of an Oriental Yankee Penguin Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kang, Younghill. East Goes West: The Making of an Oriental Yankee Penguin Books, 2019.
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