Jean Kwok Dances for MAMBO IN CHINATOWN
Author: Jean Kwok
Book: Mambo in Chinatown
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I think I mught've walked past that studio(or an ad of it) when I was in NYC last year. I even took a pic of it cuz it had Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers in it:-)
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Book: Mambo in Chinatown
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Watch NYT bestselling author Jean Kwok dance with Jungie Zamora for her new book MAMBO IN CHINATOWN, a novel about a young woman torn between her family duties in Chinatown and her escape into the world of ballroom dancing. www.jeankwok.com
Jean Kwok immigrated from Hong Kong to Brooklyn when she was five and worked in a Chinatown clothing factory for much of her childhood. She won early admission to Harvard, where she worked as many as four jobs at a time, and graduated with honors in English an…more
Jean Kwok immigrated from Hong Kong to Brooklyn when she was five and worked in a Chinatown clothing factory for much of her childhood. She won early admission to Harvard, where she worked as many as four jobs at a time, and graduated with honors in English an…more
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ROBYN
Jan 25, 2015 05:22PM
I think I mught've walked past that studio(or an ad of it) when I was in NYC last year. I even took a pic of it cuz it had Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers in it:-)
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