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Deceit and Other Possibilities by Vanessa Hua
Huaβs stories explore, however superficially, the experiences of Chinese and Chinese-Americans in the United States: the generational and cultural differences between immigrant parents and their American-born children, the struggle to assimilate into a different country, especially one which will treat you as Other, the desire to adopt new customs vs. the pull towards traditions. These…
2 STARS, Adult, America, American, China, chinese american author, collection of short stories, cultural dissonance, Deceit and Other Possibilities, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), drama, female authors, gay side characters, hong kong, identity, intergenerational, lgbtq+ side, m/m side, migration/immigration, published in 2016, RACE, read in 2020, short stories, Vanessa Hua