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An American picture bride
| Title | An American picture bride |
| Names | Kay, Toy. |
| Gates. Janine. Author |
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| Book Number | DBC07155 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Books |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | Born in 1924 to a traditional Chinese-American family in Montana, Toy had an arranged marriage at age 16 to Bill Kay, a man she had never met. She moved to Olympia where she worked in his family's cafe. They had a family and she blossomed, getting a college degree, investing in real estate, and becoming a community activist. Adult . Unrated. |
| General Notes | Available from BARD courtesy of the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library. |
| Local Notes | Toy Kay shares stories of her life as a child of Chinese immigrants, from her childhood in Montana to her arranged marriage and move to Olympia, Washington, and her life and accomplishments. Includes poetry written by the author. |
| Narrator | Bock, Paula |
| Length | 4 hours, 38 minutes |
| Local Subject | Memoirs and autobiography - BI7 |
| Northwest biography - NW9 | |
| Adult book - AD | |
| Nonfiction - NF | |
| Biography - BI | |
| Produced at WTBBL - PAW | |
| LC Subject | Arranged marriage |
| Children of immigrants - United States - Biography |
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| Chinese Americans - Washington (State) - Olympia - Biography |
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| Olympia (Wash.) - Biography |
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| Nonfiction |
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| Autobiographies |
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| Audience Notes | A NLS/BPH |
| Call Number | 973.04951 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2017 |
| Publication Info | Seattle : An American Picture Bride LLC 2017 |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: Olympia, WA : An American Picture Bride LLC, 2017. 9780999584903 |
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