The translator's daughter : a memoir
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East Flagstaff Public Library - New Books
973.0499 P911t
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973.0499 P911t
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New-Book
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xiii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Street Date
2402
Language
English
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A Taiwanese American writer unfurls themes of memory, dislocation, language, and loss to tell a unique story about reclaiming one’s heritage while living in a diaspora.
Born in Taiwan, Grace Loh Prasad was two years old when the threat of political persecution under Chiang Kai-shek’s dictatorship drove her family to the United States, setting her up to become an “accidental immigrant.” The family did not know when they would be able to go home again; this exile lasted long enough for Prasad to forget her native Taiwanese language and grow up American. Having multilingual parents—including a father who worked as a translator—meant she never had to develop the fluency to navigate Taiwan on visits. But when her parents moved back to Taiwan permanently when she was in college and her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she recognized the urgency of forging a stronger connection with her birthplace before it was too late. As she recounts her journey to reclaim her heritage in The Translator’s Daughter , Prasad unfurls themes of memory, dislocation, and loss in all their rich complexity. The result is a unique immigration story about the loneliness of living in a diaspora, the search for belonging, and the meaning of home.,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Prasad, G. L. (2024). The translator's daughter: a memoir . Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Prasad, Grace Loh, 1969-. 2024. The Translator's Daughter: A Memoir. Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Prasad, Grace Loh, 1969-. The Translator's Daughter: A Memoir Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Prasad, Grace Loh. The Translator's Daughter: A Memoir Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press, 2024.
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