03780nam 2200781Ia 450 991096998290332120200520144314.09780295801117029580111510.1515/9780295801117(CKB)2550000000062857(EBL)3444394(SSID)ssj0000566553(PQKBManifestationID)12169317(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000566553(PQKBWorkID)10549611(PQKB)11546626(OCoLC)760886425(MdBmJHUP)muse48472(Au-PeEL)EBL3444394(CaPaEBR)ebr10509326(CaONFJC)MIL810418(OCoLC)932315181(MiAaPQ)EBC3444394(Perlego)723458(DE-B1597)726227(DE-B1597)9780295801117(EXLCZ)99255000000006285720040525d2004 ub 1engur|n|---|||||txtccrEat everything before you die a Chinaman in the counterculture /Jeffery Paul Chan1st ed.Seattle University of Washington Pressc20041 online resource (305 p.)The Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studiesDescription based upon print version of record.9780295984360 0295984368 ""Chapter 1""; ""Chapter 2""; ""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""In this vibrant and original novel, Christopher Columbus Wong, orphan son of a Chinatown bachelor community, is trying to invent a family for himself while all around him American popular culture is reinventing itself with sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Christopher finds himself on a wild journey with his gay older brother, Peter, a pan-Pacific TV chef; the defrocked, deranged, and eroding ex-director of a Chinatown settlement house, Reverend Ted Candlewick; the sharp-eyed, conspiring matriarch Auntie Mary, the bridge between the conflicting values that make up this cultural stew; and Uncle Lincoln, a bachelor, short order cook, and, quite possibly, Christopher and Peter's father. Further complicating Christopher's voyage are his ex-wives: Winnie, a Hong Kong immigrant looking for a green card, and Melba, an American orphan of the counterculture. Set against the backdrop of America's wars in Asia and the assimilation of that experience-the refugees, the stereotypes, the food- Eat Everything Before You Die is an ironic commentary on the identities the children of Chinese American immigrants concoct from their questionable histories, cultural practices, and survival strategies. Chan's riotous story will appeal to general readers, particularly those interested in the Asian American experience, and will be of strong, enduring interest to students and scholars in Asian American Studies. Scott and Laurie Oki series in Asian American studies.Chinese AmericansFictionAsian American gay peopleFictionCountercultureFictionBrothersFictionOrphansFictionGay menFictionCooksFictionChinese AmericansAsian American gay peopleCountercultureBrothersOrphansGay menCooks813/.6Chan Jeffery Paul1801146MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910969982903321Eat everything before you die4346265UNINA