The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts [with] China Men

209; 308 pp. The Woman Warrior: A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have shaped her identity. China Men: Maxine Hong Kingston's unforgettable imaginative journey into the hearts and minds of generations of Chinese men in America, from those who worked on the transcontinental railroad in the 1840s to those who fought in Vietnam. Mixing vivid fables and legends, personal stories from her own family, and details of the historical hardships faced by Chinese immigrants in different times and places, Kingston illuminates their long, arduous search for the Gold Mountain.