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Rachel Phan
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Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging
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2025
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6 editions
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That Asian Girl Is a Problem: Confessions of a Recovering Good Girl
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"Rachel Phan's clarity of thought and ability to write about her feelings is more than a gift.
This is a love letter to her parents, her family, her culture, and the restaurant that raised her. She talks of the difficulties growing up as a third cultur" Read more of this review » |
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"📖 I really appreciated this Canadian Chinese memoir. It was engaging and extremely relatable for anyone who grew up Asian in a majority white town. Racism born out of ignorance and lack of exposure to other cultures can be brutal.
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"This got on my radar when a friend mentioned the Canada Reads Longlist 2026 (I thought she'd read it as well, but not seeing that on socials unless she's on Fable which I find hard to navigate but I digress...)
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“I'm never allowed to forget I am Chinese, no matter how hard I try to distance myself from it. I am never allowed to forget that I am different. I am never allowed to relax. I can never just exist.”
― Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging
― Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging
“I watch the way they work long-hours days, every single day, to build a stable life in their new country. I tell myself their sacrifices have to be worth it in the long run. I have to succeed, do better, make it all worthwhile.”
― Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging
― Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging
“At not even three years old, I learned that life is all about opening a series of doors and hoping someone is present enough to ask, "Where do you want to go?" If they aren't, then it's up to me to figure it out myself.”
― Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging
― Restaurant Kid: A Memoir of Family and Belonging
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