Homebase - A Novel (Paperback)

Homebase is the coming of age story of Rainsford Chan in 1950s and 60s California. Rainsford is a fourth-generation Chinese American named after the town where his great grandfather worked during the gold rush. Orphaned at fifteen, he attempts to claim America as his homebase, and his personal history is interwoven with dreams, stories, and letters of his family's life in America. Moving through time and place, the story allows the reader to discover the past as Rainsford does, to see the world through his eyes, and to learn the truth about the Chinese American experience.hawn Wong is the author of the novel American Knees and director of the Honors Program at the University of Washington.

General

Imprint:	University of Washington Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Shawn Wong
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-0-295-98816-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-295-98816-9
Barcode:	9780295988160

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