Nine-year-old Sharon has conflicted feelings towards her copycat little sister and rambunctious toddler brother, who is sent to China for a year to live with relatives.
By bringing together a provocative selection of essays and images, Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self addresses the issues of nation, race, and selfhood and how they are depicted in ways that are challenging and informative,…
Features watercolor interiors and landscapes by Chinese-born artist Zhi Lin created after tracing the journeys of Chinese workers who built railroads in the western U.S. in the 19th century.