Pa Chin's "Family" - Author's Message

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4 pages in length. The alluring tug of Western cultural ideology is pitted against traditional Chinese values in Pa Chin's book entitled Family. With two of three sons firmly planted within the outstretched arms of social and cultural evolution and the eldest struggling to respect his past yet also reach out toward change, Yeh-Yeh finds himself being forced to learn a few lessons about conventional mores and giving way to transformation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.