The Chickencoop Chinaman (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Frank Chin
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Late 1960’s
- Setting: Oakland district of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Principal Characters: Tam Lum, Kenji, Lee, Robbie, Charley Popcorn, The Lone Ranger, Tonto, Tom
- Genres: Social realism
- Subjects: 1960’s
- Locales: Pittsburgh, PA
The Story:
Tam Lum, a Chinese American filmmaker and writer, went to Pittsburgh to interview Charley Popcorn for a documentary film. Tam believed that Popcorn was the father of famous light-heavyweight boxing champion Ovaltine Jack Dancer. In Pittsburgh, Tam Lum stayed with his childhood friend, “BlackJap” Kenji, a research dentist. Also living in Kenji’s apartment were Lee and her son Robbie. They were awaiting the arrival of Lee’s latest fiancé, another Chinese American, Tom. Tom was currently at work on his latest book, a cookbook entitled Soul on Rice (a...
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