Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama

Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama

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Set in rural China in 1926, this story tells how a group of exploited silk-workers lead the first strike for better conditions than their village has ever seen. The women combine their courage and strength to achieve the freedom they could never have hoped for on their own.

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Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama

Set in rural China in 1926, this story tells how a group of exploited silk-workers lead the first strike for better conditions than their village has ever seen. The women combine their courage and strength to achieve the freedom they could never have hoped for on their own.
Gail Tsukiyama, born to a Chinese mother and a Japanese father, now lives and writes in El Cerrito, California. She has won the Academy of American Poets Award and has had her short stories translated into Italian. She teaches at the Crowden School in Berkeley, California.
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ISBN 13 9780312099435
ISBN 10 0312099436
Title Women of the Silk
Author Gail Tsukiyama
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher St Martin's Press
Year published 1993-10-15
Number of pages 278
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.