Meet me tonight in Atlantic City: a memoir
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B WONG
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Published:
Portland, Oregon : Tin House, [2023].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
276 pages ; 23 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781953534675, 1953534678, 9781953534675
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-276).
Description
"In the late 1980s on the Jersey shore, Jane Wong watches her mother shake ants from an MSG bin behind the family's Chinese restaurant. She is a hungry daughter frying crab rangoon for lunch, a child sneaking naps on bags of rice, a playful sister scheming to trap her brother in the freezer before he traps her first. Jane is part of a family staking their claim to the American dream, even as this dream crumbles. Beneath Atlantic City's promise lies her father's gambling addiction, an addiction that causes him to disappear for days and ultimately leads to the loss of the restaurant. In her debut memoir, Jane Wong tells a new story about Atlantic City, one that resists a single identity, a single story as she writes about making do with what you have--and what you don't. What does it mean, she asks, to be both tender and angry? What is strength without vulnerability--and humor? Filled with beauty found in unexpected places, Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City is a resounding love song of the Asian American working class, a portrait of how we become who we are, and a story of lyric wisdom to hold and to share."--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Wong, J. (2023). Meet me tonight in Atlantic City: a memoir. Tin House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wong, Jane. 2023. Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City: A Memoir. Tin House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wong, Jane, Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City: A Memoir. Tin House, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wong, Jane. Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City: A Memoir. Tin House, 2023.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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