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Author
Publisher
Balboa Press, a division of Hay House
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Vera's story is more than that of a petite Asian woman becoming a top competitor in the male-dominated sport shooting world. It's the story of a Chinese immigrant--raised in a traditional Chinese culture, where women deferred to their husbands and kept to their socio-economic class--[who] succeeded in America. Vera is a ... businesswoman, accomplished athlete, and a loving wife and mother. It was never an 'either or' for Vera: it's about meeting life's...
Series
Criterion collection volume 1188
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Wayne Wang's follow-up to his watershed indie Chan Is Missing is a family portrait that gracefully combines the director's signature gentle humanism and eye for poignant detail. Offering another fresh perspective on San Francisco's Chinese American community, Wang takes a bittersweet look at the generational pas de deux between an aging immigrant widow and her devoted daughter, torn between filial duty and her desires.
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