The Legend of Auntie Po
Title
The Legend of Auntie Po
Subject
Description
Mei and her father work in an 1885 Nevada logging camp. Mei enjoys cooking for her camp family, developing feelings for Bee, and telling tall tales of Auntie Po. That is, until the company demands that the camp stops hiring Chinese workers in the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act. This lively graphic novel is told with watercolor washes over black outlines. This is one of the books on the CALA/YALSA Taskforce's "Stories Beyond Borders: A Chinese American and Diasporic Reading List."
Creator
Khor, Shing Yin
Publisher
Kikila
Date
2021-06-15
Language
eng
Type
text
book
Identifier
9780525554899
Date Created
2021-06-15
Is Part Of
Stories Beyond Borders: A Chinese American and Diasporic Reading List
Spatial Coverage
United States
Temporal Coverage
19th Century
Position: 656 (146 views)
Files
Citation
Khor, Shing Yin, “The Legend of Auntie Po,” CALASYS - CALA Academic Resources & Repository System, accessed December 10, 2024, https://ir.cala-web.org/items/show/1096.