Lynn wrote:

Raymond, given the apparent dearth of children's books about the North American Chinese experience, you may have found a creative outlet for yourself.  And maybe Laura would illustrate it!  But don't miss Grace Lin's other book, The Ugly Vegetables, whose title captivated me at the library once. Although the protagonist is a girl, so what?

What a great idea! I've not yet seen The Ugly Vegetables. I'm really enjoying Grace Lin's books myself -- and the two little girls who live in my household love them too. You're right -- there's nothing wrong with the fact that the protagonist is a girl -- that's certainly great. A topic for another time -- but I feel that Asian males are tad under/mis-represented in our culture -- and hence, I'd love to supplement the books I found so far with ones that feature boys.