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Ava Chin, MOTT STREET: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming
Ava Chin, MOTT STREET: A Chinese American Family's Story of Exclusion and Homecoming
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27 minutes
Released:
Jul 26, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Zibby speaks to award-winning writer Ava Chin about Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming, a gorgeously written, deeply researched, and intimate portrayal of the Chinese Exclusion Act and her family’s epic journey to lay down roots in America. Ava shares how this book came to be – from collecting family stories since she was a child, to traveling to Shanghai on a Fulbright to investigate her village, to putting piles and piles of notes into book form. She also talks about her job as a professor of creative writing, the pains of audiobook recording, and her best advice for aspiring writers. Purchase on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/44B0rWBListen, share, rate & review!Want to listen ad-free? Sign up for Acast+ HERE Now there's more! Subscribe to Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books on Acast+ and get ad-free episodes. https://plus.acast.com/s/moms-dont-have-time-to-read-books.
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Released:
Jul 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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