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    <body><![CDATA[This book reads as though Kim Wong Keltner wrote it primarily for a white American audience, because of the in-depth descriptions of Chinese customs (like the funeral) and cuisine.  I remember taking writing workshops as an undergrad, and all the white instructors suggesting that I write more about ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2938290">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is hilariously enjoyable and an insightful journey into the main character's Asian-American struggle with BEING.<br/><br/>I'm not familiar enough with Asian/Asian-American culture to know how true some of the situations are. But it all rings so true that I feel like I'm right there with ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48397056">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[ <p> <em> Have you ever wondered: </em> </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;Why Asians love &quot;Hello Kitty&quot;? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;What the tattooed Chinese characters really say? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them?  </p>  <p> Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking &quot;Chinglish&quot; </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;karaoke  </p> <p> And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the &quot;white devil&quot; in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running? Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza? </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. It is written by a woman who was born and raised in S.F. and the book is set here also. It was fun to read about places around S.F. This is a story about a brief look into a 20 something year old woman and her adventure into dating. There are a lot of really funny lines.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[ <p> <em> Have you ever wondered: </em> </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;Why Asians love &quot;Hello Kitty&quot;? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;What the tattooed Chinese characters really say? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them?  </p>  <p> Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking &quot;Chinglish&quot; </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;karaoke  </p> <p> And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the &quot;white devil&quot; in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running? Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza? </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[this book was okay, halfway through i remembered that the last time i read this i also ended up skipping to the end to see what happens. its refreshing to see that even Asians feel stereotyped and lost within the American world and their own ancestry. this book has humor, yet i think there was somet...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59301906">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[ <p> <em> Have you ever wondered: </em> </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;Why Asians love &quot;Hello Kitty&quot;? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;What the tattooed Chinese characters really say? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them?  </p>  <p> Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking &quot;Chinglish&quot; </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;karaoke  </p> <p> And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the &quot;white devil&quot; in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running? Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza? </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[To dim sum it up, this book is appetizing, fresh, and sassy. Antiques Road Show, Asian cuisine, and dating disasters add charm, but the story is so funny you almost forget how good the writing is. Recommended by Adrienne, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://Powells.com">Powells.com</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[ <p> <em> Have you ever wondered: </em> </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;Why Asians love &quot;Hello Kitty&quot;? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;What the tattooed Chinese characters really say? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them?  </p>  <p> Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking &quot;Chinglish&quot; </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;karaoke  </p> <p> And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the &quot;white devil&quot; in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running? Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza? </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love books that make me laugh out loud, prompting my husband to ask, &quot;What's so funny?&quot;  There are so many funny moments, funny because they're believable, that I feel like I read almost the whole book out loud to him.   ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[ <p> <em> Have you ever wondered: </em> </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;Why Asians love &quot;Hello Kitty&quot;? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;What the tattooed Chinese characters really say? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them?  </p>  <p> Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking &quot;Chinglish&quot; </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;karaoke  </p> <p> And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the &quot;white devil&quot; in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running? Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza? </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Cute, light, one-time read. A twenty-something chic-lit novel about a 3rd generation chinese woman living in San Fran's Chinatown. Living/traveling with Grandma adds depth to the story. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[ <p> <em> Have you ever wondered: </em> </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;Why Asians love &quot;Hello Kitty&quot;? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;What the tattooed Chinese characters really say? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them?  </p>  <p> Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking &quot;Chinglish&quot; </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;karaoke  </p> <p> And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the &quot;white devil&quot; in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running? Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza? </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not only did I judge a book by it's cover, but I actually bought this book because of the catchy title; I do enjoy a good pun :)  But that aside, it's just not a great read!]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[ <p> <em> Have you ever wondered: </em> </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;Why Asians love &quot;Hello Kitty&quot;? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;What the tattooed Chinese characters really say? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them?  </p>  <p> Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking &quot;Chinglish&quot; </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;karaoke  </p> <p> And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the &quot;white devil&quot; in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running? Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza? </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book, I believe, coins one of the most useful terms in Bay Area living.  The author shines a light on &quot;hoarders of all things asian.&quot;  <br/><br/>Hoarders, if male, are beige jeans-wearing beta males who know how to say hello and thank you in every Northern asian language and will be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12553120">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[ <p> <em> Have you ever wondered: </em> </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;Why Asians love &quot;Hello Kitty&quot;? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;What the tattooed Chinese characters really say? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them?  </p>  <p> Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking &quot;Chinglish&quot; </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;karaoke  </p> <p> And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the &quot;white devil&quot; in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running? Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza? </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Seemed a little too preachy about trying to get me to learn about her culture as a daughter (in SF) of Chinese immigrants.  Also, more sex than I really wanted.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[ <p> <em> Have you ever wondered: </em> </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;Why Asians love &quot;Hello Kitty&quot;? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;What the tattooed Chinese characters really say? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them?  </p>  <p> Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking &quot;Chinglish&quot; </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;karaoke  </p> <p> And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the &quot;white devil&quot; in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running? Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza? </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book, it was an entertaining, light read.  It's worth it alone for the description of &quot;hoarders of all things Asian&quot;]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[ <p> <em> Have you ever wondered: </em> </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;Why Asians love &quot;Hello Kitty&quot;? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;What the tattooed Chinese characters really say? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them?  </p>  <p> Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking &quot;Chinglish&quot; </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;karaoke  </p> <p> And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the &quot;white devil&quot; in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running? Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza? </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book. So funny and some very true insights of the Asian girls like me that date (and then marry) the &quot;white devil&quot;!  :)]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The Dim Sum of All Things]]>
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    <![CDATA[ <p> <em> Have you ever wondered: </em> </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;Why Asians love &quot;Hello Kitty&quot;? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;What the tattooed Chinese characters really say? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;How to achieve feng shui for optimum make-out sessions? </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;Where Asian cuties meet the white guys who love them?  </p>  <p> Then you'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll realize this book is better than a Broadway production of Cats when you read scenes that include: </p> <p>  &lt;li&gt;twenty-something Lindsey Owyang mastering the intricacies of office voicemail and fax dialing </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;an authentic Chinese banquet where Number One Son shows off his language skills by speaking &quot;Chinglish&quot; </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;dating disasters with grandsons of Grandma's mahjong partners </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;the discovery that the real China looks nothing like the pavilion at Disney World </p> <p> &lt;li&gt;karaoke  </p> <p> And all the while Lindsey is falling in lust with the &quot;white devil&quot; in her politically correct office. But will Grandma's stinky Chinese ointments send him running? Or will Lindsey realize that the path to true love lies somewhere between the dim sum and the pepperoni pizza? </p>]]>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[San Franciscans, Bay Area Residents]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Michelle]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A somewhat-lighthearted look at being young, female and Chinese in San Francisco with a bit  of the darker side, too. I was a little put-off by the lead character, Lindsey's, disdain for &quot;hoarders&quot; (her term for white men who are into all things --and women-- Asian) and then (spoiler alert...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21259060">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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