tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post2799394920422800745..comments2024-02-27T00:41:15.985-06:00Comments on AdoptionTalk: The Legacy of 'Paper Sons'malindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06233439015219192874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-16895637971498586062010-01-28T10:15:32.963-06:002010-01-28T10:15:32.963-06:00Shanghai Girls by Lisa See is a great novel that t...Shanghai Girls by Lisa See is a great novel that traces the immigration story of two girls from China one of whom was married to a paper son from about 1935 to 1960. It is a great read, although it is fiction her accounts of the processing through Angel Island and the discrimination faced by Chinese Americans due to the Chinese Exclusion Acts and then Japanese Americans in WWII is very good.travelmom and morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120395106521653130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-66056878961225233242010-01-28T09:53:15.464-06:002010-01-28T09:53:15.464-06:00DH is Chinese American and has a branch of his fam...DH is Chinese American and has a branch of his family that are "paper" family. They have been folded into the family the way any adopted member would. I don't know if this is usual or not.<br /><br />It makes for an interesting parallel for DS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316191265933534655.post-67747844522835675802010-01-28T08:49:36.970-06:002010-01-28T08:49:36.970-06:00Yellow by Wu is also an excellent read.Yellow by Wu is also an excellent read.Jeff and Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07330454830153579449noreply@blogger.com