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The Youngest Light - A Journey Back to the Self (Paperback) Loot Price: R373
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The Youngest Light - A Journey Back to the Self (Paperback): Jane Y. Chin

The Youngest Light - A Journey Back to the Self (Paperback)

Jane Y. Chin

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As a child growing up in Taiwan, Jane was indoctrinated in the culture of "The Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars." The exemplars were glorified by just how far they would go to sacrifice for and honor their parents. But Jane was born in a different era. She had to look for other ways to show that she was worthy of being a daughter. So she gave up her free will. She behaved how she was told to behave; she thought what she was told to think. Jane was told that no matter how "American families" acted, she was part of a Chinese family. She would abide by Chinese family rules. She obeyed and kept the rage of a little girl locked deep within herself. Until one day, the little girl could no longer contain the rage inside. Jane had to make a choice: Stay as her parents' daughter or reclaim her free will - and her will to live. This is an unflinching first-person account of emotional abuse and depression written as a mosaic of prose and essays. It tells of the dreams that unleashed the ghosts of the past, hymns of human resilience in the face of generations of domestic violence, and a long-awaited homecoming to the Self.

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Imprint: 9pillars
Country of origin: United States
Release date: April 2011
First published: April 2011
Authors: Jane Y. Chin
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 978-0-9755072-0-9
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Biography > General
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LSN: 0-9755072-0-6
Barcode: 9780975507209

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