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Talking to High Monks in the Snow

An Asian American Odyssey

Winner of the 1991 PEN/Jerard Fund Award, Talking to High Monks in the Snow captures the passion and intensity of an Asian-American woman's search for cultural identity.

I thrust it at the tengu- baku and started to cry." My father pauses and chuckles. "
Actually, the immigration officer was a very nice man." "What happened? Did your
parents recognize you?" But Father's storytelling cannot be rushed. "As I stood
shivering before the giant devil, it smiled and patted me on the head. It
rummaged through its clothing and handed me a stick. I sobbed and stared. The
tengu-baku pantomimed putting the stick in its mouth. It smiled again. Very
gradually, my crying ...