Topic “Books”

Romancing the Wok

Grace Young on achieving the perfect stir-fry -- and why we shouldn't use nonstick woks.

By: Nina Kahori Fal... | Posted: Tue, Apr 10th- 2:16am | Under: Books, Chinese food, cookware, Grace Young, wok, Culture, Diaspora, Food, Health & Environment

Review of Sandra Park's 'If You Live in a Small House'

Following the lives of a multigenerational Korean American family, Sandra Park captures the nuanced tensions between characters forced to live together in a too-small house, each one wishing for something more.

By: Eric Zhang | Posted: Thu, Jul 7th- 3:20pm | Under: book review, Books, fiction, If You Live in a Small House, Sandra Park, Books Section

Top Three: Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh shares the top three books that have held the most bittersweet meanings for him.

By: Books Section | Posted: Tue, Aug 23rd- 12:00pm | Under: Arthur Miller, Authors, Bittersweet issue, Books, Karl Marx, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, Samuel Beckett, When Skateboards Will Be Free, Books Section, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011

Review of Xinran's 'Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother'

From Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club to Amy Chua’s Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, the idea of a generational war between mothers and their daughters -- usually culminating in the revelation that they are really not...

By: Eric Zhang | Posted: Wed, Jul 6th- 7:21am | Under: amy chua, amy tan, book review, Books, message from an unknown chinese mother, xinran, Books Section

Zhou Long, Siddhartha Mukherjee, and John J. Kim Take Home Pulitzer Prizes

Three Asian Americans took home the Pulitzer Prize this year. We offer a recap and bio of the recipients.

By: Robin Lapid | Posted: Mon, Apr 25th- 1:45am | Under: Books, Opera, Pulitzer Prize, Reporting, Books Section, Community, Culture, Media, Music, Performing Arts

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