Frank Chin Knihy

The narrative focuses on the experiences of first and second generation Japanese Americans leading up to World War II, illustrated through interviews, cultural references, and historical documents. It highlights the devastating consequences of the Pearl Harbor attack, including the loss of homes and forced internment. By integrating perspectives from the Japanese American Citizen's League and dissenting voices, the author sheds light on this dark chapter of American history, drawing parallels to contemporary issues of civil rights and wartime security.

Nothing - not even Lassie - is held sacred when Frank Chin starts off by tilting at Hollywood's windmills and then moves on to topple many of today's other sacred cows.Rich with wicked humor and biting honesty, Gunga Din Highway is a freewheeling saga of two generations of the Kwan Longman, The Chinaman Who Dies in countless cinema epics, and his son Ulysses, who despises his father's dream of someday playing Charlie Chan.Joined by a broad assortment of complex and often hilarious characters, their story spans a lifetime - full of sixties protests, Chinese mythology, enduring friendships, bittersweet family conflict, the strains of flamenco guitar, and cameo appearances by Hollywood greats ranging from John Wayne to Annette Funicello.Gunga Din Highway is an impassioned and entertaining American tale, revealing big truths in a compelling, one-of-a-kind read.

Welcome to Chinatown, Chinese New Year in San Francisco. Everybody's birthday. The lantern festival of the fifteenth day. Welcome home. Crashing Cantonese opera, dancing lions, comic book heroes, and a childhood among partying pagans. Donald Duk is a twelve-year-old kid with a name he doesn't like and a family that doesn't deserve him. As this novel opens, Donald would rather be Fred Astaire than the son of a Chinatown restaurateur. In this robust and vigorous work, Donald learns to see himself more clearly as he, and we, see his culture free of distorting stereotypes.