Book Reading & Discussion with Author Ruthanne Lum McCunn

Acclaimed author and San Francisco Chinatown native Ruthanne Lum McCunn will read from her newest historical novel God of Luck on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 from 7-9 pm at the I-Hotel Manilatown Center.

The event is co-presented by Manilatown Heritage Foundation, Chinese Culture Center, Chinese Historical Society of America, Kearny Street Workshop, and Asian American Women Artists Association.

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Dam Street

Yun, sixteen, a schoolgirl was expelled due to her secret pregnancy. At the same time, not only both the village and her family were strongly against with her pregnancy, but also the condemnation of her pregnancy led Yun to a struggle to carry on her life in a male-dominated society…
小雲因被發現未婚懷孕，她和肇事的男同學雙雙被逐出校門。同時，鎮上的人們和家人強力反對並指責小雲的不是。在當時封閉的社會下，小雲的未婚懷孕使得她的生活頓時陷了進退不得的膠著狀態。 Read More »