"Peiling and the Chicken-Fried Christmas" by Pauline Chen

Introducing children's author Pauline Chen, who has written a novel for 8 to 12 year olds. PEILING AND THE CHICKEN-FRIED CHRISTMAS is about a Taiwanese American girl who wants desperately to celebrate a "real American Christmas," despite the resistance of her parents. "Eleven-year-old Peiling Wang, the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, and her teacher, Miss Rosenweig, are the only two in Peiling’s class who don’t celebrate Christmas. This year, however, Peiling is determined to convince her family that celebrating Christmas doesn’t mean she’ll forget her heritage. She eventually wins over her parents but is subsequently disappointed by her mother’s turkey, with its ginger and soy sauce marinade and sticky-rice stuffing (though Miss Rosenweig, who arrives bearing Manischewitz, is impressed). While the entire Wang family struggles with their identity as Asian Americans (Peiling’s father says, “I may be a U.S. citizen but I’m not American”), Peiling also searches for her own place, as she participates in a school play and makes new friends. Peiling is realistic and relatable as a headstrong preteen looking for ways to assert her individuality while trying desperately to fit in." --Horn Book Review The book is available on Amazon.com. Click HERE. Win an Autographed Copy of Peiling and the Chicken-Fried Christmas! If you would like to be entered into a raffle drawing for a hardcover copy autographed by Pauline Chen, send an email to admin@taiwaneseamerican.org with the subject line "Peiling" by December 9! *EDIT* Congratulations to our winner Veronica L. of Sylvania, OH!

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NATSA 2008 Conference - Call For Papers

"Translating the Political, Re-envisioning the Social: What's the Next Turn for Taiwan?" We sincerely invite scholars who are interested in our topics to submit paper abstracts. The format of presentation includes panel presentation and poster presentation. Please indicate what kind of presentation you prefer when submitting your abstract through our online submission system at http://www.na-tsa.org/submission.htm. The system will be open from November 1 through December 15, 2007. Conference contributors may be eligible for travel grants; details will be announced on the website in February 2008. For more information: http://www.na-tsa.org/callforpaper.htm