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Maxine Hong Kingston, (born October 27, 1940, Stockton, California, U.S.), American writer, much of whose work is rooted in her experience as a first-generation Chinese American. Maxine Hong was the eldest of six American-born children of Chinese immigrant parents. Hong’s father, a scholar, had left China in 1924 and immigrated to New York City; unable to find work as a poet or...

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Maxine Hong Kingston, (born October 27, 1940, Stockton, California, U.S.), American writer, much of whose work is rooted in her experience as a first-generation Chinese American. Maxine Hong was the eldest of six American-born children of Chinese immigrant parents. Hong’s father, a scholar, had left China in 1924 and immigrated to New York City; unable to find work as a poet or...

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夏天的午后，当我家洗衣店的温度计蹿升到华氏一百一十一度时，爸爸或妈妈就会说，该讲个鬼故事了，好让大家后背发冷，降降温。我父母、弟弟、妹妹、叔公和“三姑”便一边哧哧、嘶嘶地熨衣服，一边扯着嗓子讲故事。三姑并不是我们的亲姑姑，而是同村老乡，是别人家的三姑。那时候我家洗衣店的生意很红火，衣服源源不断地送来洗，妈妈也不必去替人摘西红柿了。熨衣服累了，我们就叠衣服，聊作休息。

——引自第97页

我想象不出我的老家会是什么样子。重要的是我得成就一番大事业。否则，如果我们回到中国以后，父母就会卖掉我。在中国，对那些能吃爱任性的女孩子，总是有办法对付的。有时候我父母或镇上的华侨邻居会说：“养女好比养牛鹂鸟。”听到这些，我就会满地打滚，高声哭叫，一句话也说不出来，想止也止不住。“这孩子怎么了？”谁晓得。使坏呗。女孩子就是爱使坏。哎，‘养女等于白填。宁养呆鹅不养女仔。’”是我的孩子的话，我就会狠揍她一顿。不过管教女孩子也是白费功夫。‘女大必为别人妻’嘛。“

——引自章节：白虎山学道