Sea Glass (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Laurence Yep
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: The early 1970’s
- Setting: Concepcion, California
- Principal Characters: Craig Chin, Calvin Craig, Jeannie Craig, Kenyon, Uncle Quail, Stanley, Sheila, Uncle Tim, Ralph Bradley
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: 1950’s, North America or North Americans, Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Parents and children, Biracial people, California, West, U.S., Multiculturalism, Asian Americans, China or Chinese people, Chinese Americans
- Locales: Concepcion, CA
The Novel
Set in the Chinatown of Concepcion, California, in the early 1970’s, Sea Glass is the story of a second-generation Chinese American boy who is struggling to find his identity as a Chinese, as an American, and—most important—as a person. Pressing against young and overweight Craig Chin are two seemingly overwhelming problems: His father expects him to excel in sports in order to achieve acceptance as an American, and, when the novel opens, Craig is undergoing troubles as the new boy at school. His family has just moved to Concepcion from San...
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