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Avon, Jan 2004, 13.95, 344 pp.
ISBN: 0060560754
Third generation San Franciscan twenty something Lindsey Owyang is a Chinese American wage slave earner working the menial tasks at Vegan magazine though she might be considered by much of the staff as an evil invader. She likes red meat, wears make-up and even has a bit of rabbit fur on a sweater – no doubt heresy at Vegan. Lindsey has no identity crisis as she knows who she is. Any Asian who can quote the dialogue of the Brady Bunch, but could not cite one word from the Han Dynasty is obviously a Twinkie, yellow on the outside; white on the inside.
However, having been raised on Spaghettios and not rice, Lindsey seeks a stronger tie with her heritage and would not mind finding the love of a lifetime too. Caucasian males need not apply because she does not trust the obsession many have with female Asians. Still, Miles Olin, a closet carnivore, does look good for a white man, but any office romance with him will interfere with her quest for cultural awareness
Though the heroine is third generation Chinese-American, any ethnic adjective would fit the bill as America has the tendency to assimilate the third generation, who is more McDonalds than old country. Lindsey is a great protagonist whose attitude immensely differs from her mother that is as wide as the Atlantic and from her grandmother which is as long as the Pacific. She is the center that keeps the tale from becoming a soggy noodle as Lindsey seeks to merge the dim sun culture of her heritage with her fast food childhood.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- interracial loving!
Making a living subplot
Yes
Making a living:
- office romance among coworkers
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- secretary
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
If she's not white she must be...
- oriental
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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