Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Reads 2008: China and America: Bridging Two Worlds

Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Reads is a community initiative to promote reading and civic dialogue through the shared experience of reading and discussing a common book.

In 2008, the program will encourage readers of all ages to explore the theme China and America: Bridging Two Worlds.

An eleven-member selection team, composed of community members, educators, students and librarians from the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area chose the book:

William Poy Lee, The Eighth Promise: An American Son's Tribute to His Toisanese Mother. Emmaus, Pa.: Rodale, c2007.

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Click here for The Bridegroom: Stories. New York: Pantheon Books, 2000.

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Anchee Min, Red Azalea. New York: Pantheon Books, 1994.

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