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China Dolls the novel - The Joy Luck Club meets Sex and the City
Don't run in the other direction because of the unfortunate title China Dolls. Yes, a bit cringe-worthy but it must not deter you from checking out the debut novel by Michelle Yu and Blossom Kan which officially launched on February 8th. Described as "The Joy Luck Club meets Sex and the City" (oh yes, chicklit), China Dolls focuses on "three young women who are Chinese but who also consider themselves thoroughly modern and American--until they're reminded of their culture (and the effect of that culture on them) at critical moments in their lives."
China Dolls introduces M.J, a sportswriter battling the male dominated world of sports; Alex, a confident attorney fighting the submissive Asian woman stereotype; and Lin, the risk-taking stockbroker trying not to relive her mom's mistakes. While the characters of M.J., Alex, and Lin won't ever forget their Asian roots, they also don't hide behind them as an excuse for their failures. If anything, they draw strength from their heritage while at the same time, embracing their "American" identity.
The authors were inspired to explore characters that negate stereotypes of the Asian woman as "this docile, submissive person", while dealing with the expectations of their own culture to be "the perfect wife, mother and supporting cast for their future husbands". Now...let's just change the title...unless it's seen as tongue'n'cheek...
More:
* China Doll website: /www.chinadollsnovel.com/. You can read an excerpt, reviews, read the authors' blog, email them, buy the book, etc...
* THE AUTHORS
China Dolls' co-authors Michelle Yu and Blossom Kan sign copies of their new novel at a Barnes and Noble in New York on Feb. 20, 2007. Photo by Lia Chang.
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MICHELLE YU is an on air sports reporter for NY1 News and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association. Prior to NY1, she was a sportswriter for College Sports Television and a reporter at Sports Illustrated For Kids Magazine. She resides in Manhattan, NYC.
BLOSSOM KAN is an attorney in Manhattan. She graduated from Yale University where she majored in English. She resides in NYC.
* China Dolls teamed up with Ling Skincare to create a spa collection "China Dolls: The Collection" at www.lingskincare.com/chinadoll.
* Book Tour dates below and more @ www.chinadollsnovel.com/tour. AND www.asianconnections.com:
February 27, 2007 | San Francisco, CA | Stacey's Bookstore, 581 Market St. | 12:00 PM (PT)
February 27, 2007 | Corte Madera, CA | Book Passage | 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. | 7:00 PM (PT)
February 28, 2007 | Seattle, WA | Borders Books & Music, 1501 Fourth Ave | 4:00 PM (PT)
March 2, 2007 | Portland, OR | Powell's Books | 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.| 7:00 PM (PT)
* Interview with Michelle & Blossom at www.sisterdivasmagazine.com AND asiancemagazine.com.
* China Dolls the novel's MySpace @ profile.myspace.com/chinadollsnovel.
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Posted by TamikoFebruary 24, 2007 at 1:18 PM
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