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The Shang Chi 2 Release Date Rumor: When Will It Air?

The Shang Chi 2 promises to be an action-packed continuation as Shang-Chi struggles with his recently discovered history and encounters a new foe.

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review 2016-06-03 00:00

The Great Wall Of Lucy Wu

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I thought this book did an excellent job of touching on being multicultural as a child. Navigating that good enough to be something feeling of dread that comes with not feeling adequate for either side of yourself. Lucy Wu is an American Born Chinese child which makes her an American. Her love of basketball, parties, space (her room) & junk food don't make her ashamed of her Chinese heritage. They just make her feel inadequate in the love of all things authentic Chinese.

As Lucy navigates the 6th grade, an unwanted relative from China in her room, being bullied & being forced to quit basketball for Chinese school you get to experience through her very frustrated eyes. She not only makes it through but she learns some important life lessons along the way. She learns that having two cultural identities doesn't have to mean the erasing of one for the other. Lucy also learns how to accept being different, defend herself through her adversity & how to appreciate change.

I subtracted 1 star for the Yi Po character. All the hidden references & the anticlimactic departure.

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review 2014-11-08 12:56

The Chinese In Britain

Bettie's Books

The Chinese In Britain - Anthony Shang

bookshelves: autumn-2014, anthropology, nonfiction, fradio, history

Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners

Read from November 01 to 08, 2014

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0079mby

1/10. The First Chinese VIPs

Shen Fu Tsong was a Christian convert from Nanking whose portrait was commissioned by King James II and hung in his bedchamber. John Anthony, a go-between for Chinese sailors and the East India Company, became the first Chinese to be naturalised as a British citizen in 1805.

2/10. The Creation of Chinatown

Limehouse Causeway: 'Chinatown'

3/10. From Ship to Shore. Most Chinese people who came to Britain were seamen recruited to work aboard British merchant ships, a practice that dates back to the Napoleonic wars.

4/10. Steam and Starch: What was it like to live and work in the Chinese laundries which sprung up across the country during the first half of the 20th century.

5/10. Educated in Britain: A young man from Canton called Wong Fun became the first recorded Chinese student here when he received his MD at Edinburgh in 1855. Today there are over 50,000 Chinese students in Britain.

6/10 Feet Unbound: Few Chinese women came to Britain, but there are some intriguing accounts of those who did. Anna hears of one young woman who walked all the way to Britain from Hubei on her unbound feet.

7/10 Mixed Blessings: Chinese men arriving as sailors and laundrymen usually married local women, but their wives and children often faced discrimination.

8/10 Artistic Pursuits: Anna Chen sets out to uncover the early history of the Chinese who came to Britain before the takeaway boom of the 1960s.

9/10 Screen Beginnings: The 1958 film The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, starring Ingrid Bergman, was a major boost for the British Chinese community. Shot in Snowdonia, it launched the careers of actors such as Burt Kwouk and brought together Chinese extras from all over Britain.

Full film here

10/10 Peking Duck ... and Chips: In the early days of Chinese restaurants around Britain, the idea of sweet and sour food was enough to make diners laugh. British appetites were gradually won over with chow mein and chop suey, as long as they were served with chips.

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review 2014-06-07 00:21

The Great Wall of Lucy Wu

An Un-Calibrated Centrifuge

It took me a while to get into this book. Lucy is definitely a brat at the beginning and the rivalry between Lucy and Sloane doesn't feel dangerous until about halfway through the story. But once everything starts falling in place, it's so good.

I definitely related to Lucy, and this book includes some of the best written basketball I've ever read (except for one incorrect use of the term air ball). There is a little disparagement of all things girly/pink, but not too much. I appreciated all the translations of the Chinese dialogue (since my own understanding of Chinese is very, very limited) and I think it works since Lucy is also very removed from her Chinese heritage. Sometimes it felt strange when she was translating phrases she clearly understood, but it helped me as a reader to understand the story (I'm not sure if that would be annoying to any Chinese speakers though).

There were discussions of what it means to be Chinese American (nothing too explicit/didactic) and some causal racism/microaggressions that were handled in a realistic way.

I also love the way Shang handled the tension between Lucy and Yi Po. It wasn't a linear progression, but one that felt natural and ended in a sad yet satisfying way.

The Great Wall of Lucy Wu is a well-written, all together enjoyable MG read. Check it out.

Wendy Wan-Long Shang 2014 The Great Wall of Lucy Wu Diversity on the Shelf 2014

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review 2014-01-31 12:50

Twirling Book Princess

I am not sure if I liked the book or hated it. So 2 stars for now.

Sorry, but Lucy was for most of the book a whiny, conceited little brat. She started to change around halfway, but sorry, that won't save the book any more for me.

I really wanted to slap Lucy and tell her to just look at the good things instead of focussing on everything that is OH SO BAD, boohoo.

Sure her parents also aren't that great, not telling Lucy about things, or having high expectations of her. And Regina, gosh I was so happy she was out of the picture soon. I can't imagine a whole book with miss know-it-all and miss I-am-sooo-much-better-than-you. I really hate that kind of character.

And we still didn't have any conclusive in regards with Harrison and Lucy. I would love to know if they got a bit further then the whole shuffle-around-each-other-phase, which was just awkward.

So yeah, nice book at times, but mostly I was just annoyed with most of the characters.

A Know It All Character Basketball Chinese For Children but also for Adults High Expectations Parents Little Whiny Brat Warning English Books!