The Many Meanings of Meilan

Title

The Many Meanings of Meilan

Description

Twelve-year-old Taiwanese American Meilan Hua struggles to fit in when her family moves from Boston’s Chinatown to a small town in Ohio. When Meilan discovers the meanings of her Chinese name, she inhabits different personas to deal with her struggles until she’s finally able to meld the different aspects of herself together. This is one of the books on the CALA/YALSA Taskforce's "Stories Beyond Borders: A Chinese American and Diasporic Reading List."

Creator

Wang, Andrea

Publisher

Kokila

Date

2022-06-28

Language

eng

Type

text
book

Identifier

9780593111307

Date Created

2022-06-28

Is Part Of

Stories Beyond Borders: A Chinese American and Diasporic Reading List

Spatial Coverage

United States

Temporal Coverage

21st Century

Position: 620 (158 views)

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Citation

Wang, Andrea, “The Many Meanings of Meilan,” CALASYS - CALA Academic Resources & Repository System, accessed December 10, 2024, https://ir.cala-web.org/items/show/1081.