Frank Chin

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Works by Frank Chin

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Donald Duk (1991) 259 copies, 5 reviews

Aiiieeeee! An anthology of Asian-American writers (1974) — Editor — 78 copies

The Chickencoop Chinaman / The Year of the Dragon: Two Plays (1971) 77 copies

The Big Aiiieeeee! (1991) — Editor; Contributor — 77 copies, 1 review

Gunga Din Highway (1995) 46 copies

The Chinaman Pacific & Frisco R.R. Co. (1988) 34 copies

Bulletproof Buddhists (Intersections - Asian and Pacific AmericanTranscultural Studies) (1998) 24 copies

Born in the USA: A Story of Japanese America, 1889-1947 (Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian and Pacific… (2002) 11 copies

Asian American Voices: A Coffee House Press Sampler (1994) 8 copies

The Confessions of a Number One Son: The Great Chinese American Novel (2015) 7 copies

Preface 1 copy

The Slanted Screen (2007) 1 copy

American Experience: Transcontinental Railroad [2003 TV episode] (2003) — Director — 1 copy

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Associated Works

No-No Boy (1957) — Afterword, some editions — 774 copies, 22 reviews

From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 (2002) — Contributor — 174 copies

Growing Up Ethnic in America: Contemporary Fiction About Learning to Be American (1999) — Contributor — 112 copies

Growing up Asian American: An Anthology (1993) — Contributor — 106 copies, 2 reviews

Coming of Age in America: A Multicultural Anthology (1994) — Contributor — 99 copies, 1 review

On a Bed of Rice (1995) — Contributor — 81 copies

The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Concise Edition (2003) — Contributor — 70 copies, 1 review

Moving Parts: Monologues from Contemporary Plays (1992) — Contributor — 60 copies

Asian-American Literature: An Anthology (2000) — Contributor — 32 copies, 1 review

Bold Words: A Century of Asian American Writing (2001) — Contributor — 20 copies

19 Necromancers from Now (1970) — Author — 11 copies

Cutting Edges: Young American Fiction for the 70's (1973) — Contributor — 10 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Chin, Frank
Birthdate: 1940-02-25
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, USA
Places of residence: Placerville, California, USA
Oakland, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
New York, New York, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Education: University of California, Berkeley
State University of Iowa
University of California, Santa Barbara
Occupations: non-fiction author
playwright
editor
theatre director
Organizations: Asian American Theater Company (Founder)
Awards and honors: Lannan Literary Award (Fiction, 1992)
American Book Award (1989)

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Donald Duk by Frank Chin

After reading this "lighter" tale by Frank Chin, I suspect that his ongoing feud/criticism of author Maxine Kingston exhibits more "sour grapes" than any solid literary substance. She's the better writer and more accomplished word smith.

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rebwaring | 4 other reviews | Aug 14, 2023 |

Donald Duk by Frank Chin

On the eve of the Chinese New Year in San Francisco's Chinatown, twelve-year-old Donald Duk attempts to deal with his comical name and his feelings for his cultural heritage. SOFT

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JRCornell | 4 other reviews | Jan 29, 2019 |

Donald Duk by Frank Chin

East Asian/American youth in SF Chinatown? I read this quite a while ago.

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joeydag | 4 other reviews | Jul 23, 2015 |

Donald Duk by Frank Chin

For a guy who was at the spearhead of the short-lived Asian American movement, his writing is surprisingly average.

½

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kchung_kaching | 4 other reviews | Sep 1, 2014 |

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