I was not familiar with the term “snakehead” when I first came across this book but the blurb on the front and back were enough to catch my interest. It is a story of illegal Chinese immigration focusing on a period in the late 80s to early 90s when it was at it’s highest. A [...]
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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri is a collection of short stories that reminded me very much of Interpreter of Maladies. Jhumpa Lahiri touches on some of the same themes such as the immigration experience for Indians, arranged marriages and love marriages, and the Americanization of generations and how they interact with older generations. Since [...]