Meet me tonight in Atlantic City : a memoir
(Book)
Author
Published
Portland, Oregon : Tin House, [2023].
Format
Book
Edition
First US edition.
ISBN
9781953534675
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Published
Portland, Oregon : Tin House, [2023].
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781953534675
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"In the late 1980s on the Jersey shore, Jane Wong watches her mother shake ants from an MSG bin behind the family's Chinese restaurant. She is a hungry daughter frying crab rangoon for lunch, a child sneaking naps on bags of rice, a playful sister scheming to trap her brother in the freezer before he traps her first. Jane is part of a family staking their claim to the American dream, even as this dream crumbles. Beneath Atlantic City's promise lies her father's gambling addiction, an addiction that causes him to disappear for days and ultimately leads to the loss of the restaurant. In her debut memoir, Jane Wong tells a new story about Atlantic City, one that resists a single identity, a single story as she writes about making do with what you have--and what you don't. What does it mean, she asks, to be both tender and angry? What is strength without vulnerability--and humor? Filled with beauty found in unexpected places, Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City is a resounding love song of the Asian American working class, a portrait of how we become who we are, and a story of lyric wisdom to hold and to share"--,Provided by publisher.
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - New Jersey | NJ 974.985 WONG WON | Available |
Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 974.985 WON | Available |
Dover Library - Adult Nonfiction | B WONG | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | B WONG Wong | Available |
Hunterdon North County Branch - Adult Nonfiction | B WONG Wong | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Atlantic City (N.J.) -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Chinese American women -- New Jersey -- Atlantic City -- Biography.
Chinese Americans -- New Jersey -- Atlantic City -- Biography.
Poets -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Biography.
Seattle (Wash.) -- Biography.
Women poets -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Biography.
Wong, Jane -- Family.
Autobiographies.
Chinese American women -- New Jersey -- Atlantic City -- Biography.
Chinese Americans -- New Jersey -- Atlantic City -- Biography.
Poets -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Biography.
Seattle (Wash.) -- Biography.
Women poets -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Biography.
Wong, Jane -- Family.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wong, J. (2023). Meet me tonight in Atlantic City: a memoir (First US edition.). Tin House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wong, Jane. 2023. Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City: A Memoir. Tin House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wong, Jane. Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City: A Memoir Tin House, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wong, Jane. Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City: A Memoir First US edition., Tin House, 2023.
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