Reviews for Social implications of the resurgence of lineage culture

The average rating for Social implications of the resurgence of lineage culture based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-06-24 00:00:00 Troy Heglund Yep writes uncompromisingly about the racial tensions and personal sense of alienation that colored his childhood, yet at the same time entertains with charming anecdotes (like the time he accidentally set the altar on fire as an altar boy) and clearly shows his family's deep love for one another. As a child's introduction to Chinese-American life in the mid-twentieth century, this is excellent. As a reading experience for an adult, it sometimes frustrates; Yep is clearly writing for short attention spans, and time after time I wanted to delve deeper (or skip explanations of basic facts like what a street car is). I wish he had written an adult version of his memoir--but alas, this will have to do.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-11-29 00:00:00 Pedro Thomo I really liked this book because it was evocative of my own childhood, my own family, and my own people, the San Francisco Chinese community that I grew up "outside of." It also reflects some of my own experiences as a Chinese American growing up in a multicultural context and moving into the mainstream American culture. I sense in Yep a kindred spirit greater than any other Chinese American writer I have read so far, mainly because I also did not grow up speaking Chinese or living in Chinatown, and because we are of the same generation. My reaction as I read this book was, "I have to get copies of this book to give to friends who grew up in San Francisco with me," -- who know the people and places that are being described here. And "I have to get my family to read this" -- the next generation, so they get a feel for where we came from.