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Author Lee, Jessica J., 1986- author.

Title Two trees make a forest : in search of my family's past among Taiwan's mountains and coasts / Jessica J. Lee.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Catapult, [2020]

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Location Call No. Status
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  BIO LEE    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  915.1 LEE    Check Shelf
Description xviii, 282 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-282).
Summary "Combining an immersive exploration of nature with captivatingly beautiful prose, Jessica J. Lee embarks on a journey to discover her family's forgotten history and to connect with the island they once called home Taiwan is an island of extremes: towering mountains, lush forests, and barren escarpment. Between shifting tectonic plates and a history rife with tension, the geographical and political landscape is forever evolving. After unearthing a hidden memoir of her grandfather's life, Jessica J. Lee seeks to piece together the fragments of her family's history as they moved from China to Taiwan, and then on to Canada. But as she navigates the tumultuous terrain of Taiwan, Lee finds herself having to traverse fissures in language, memory, and history, as she searches for the pieces of her family left behind. Interlacing a personal narrative with Taiwan's history and terrain, Two Trees Make a Forest is an intimate examination of the human relationship with geography and nature, and offers an exploration of one woman's search for history and belonging amidst an ever-shifting landscape."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Lee, Jessica J., 1986-
Lee, Jessica J., 1986- -- Family.
Lee, Jessica J., 1986- -- Travel -- Taiwan.
Taiwanese -- Canada -- Biography.
Adult children of immigrants -- Canada -- Biography.
Taiwan -- History -- 20th century.
Adult children of immigrants. (OCoLC)fst01762405
Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
Taiwanese. (OCoLC)fst01142143
Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
Canada. (OCoLC)fst01204310
Taiwan. (OCoLC)fst01207854
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9781646220007
1646220005
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