The Chopsticks-Fork Principle

by Cathy Bao Bean

Cultural Writing. Asian American Studies. THE CHOPSTICKS-FORK PRINCIPLE, A MEMOIR AND MANUAL by Cathy Bao Bean is about how she and her husband, artist Bennett Bean, raised their son biculturally, although it is evocative of far more than that "shared and separate" family journey. "Zany, moving, hilarious, and deep--not infrequently all at once--Cathy Bao Bean gives us a rollicking tour of the Bean method of merging work and play while negotiating cultural and generational divides. THE CHOPSTICKS-FORK PRINCIPLE creates a daily life far richer than its original constituent parts. Cathy Bao Bean has written a tart, feisty, whimsical and penetrating saga of the family that invented the Chopsticks-Fork Principle and then proceeded to live by it"--Celia Morris, author of Finding Celia's Place.

Genres: Nonfiction

305 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tbh read it a long time ago but just remembered because of our email exchange... lots of love to Aunt Cathy! Lol

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this woman! It's been a while since I actually liked someone I read about - real or fictional. Enjoyed reading the anecdotes and exploring the cultural differences. The writing was a little disjointed at times, though. And some of the insights/commentary went over my head.

[Daniel Ragsdale · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read about 100 pages and lost interest....