| Title |
An American Picture Bride
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| Names |
Kay, Toy.
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Gates. Janine. Author
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| Book Number |
DBC07155
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| Title Status |
Active
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| Medium |
Digital Books
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| Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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| 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. 2017.
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| General Notes |
Available from BARD courtesy of the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library.
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| 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.
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| Narrator |
Bock, Paula
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| Length |
4 hours, 38 minutes
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| Local Subject |
Memoirs and autobiography - BI7
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Northwest biography - NW9
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Adult book - AD
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Nonfiction - NF
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Biography - BI
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Produced at WTBBL - PAW
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Female narrator - FN
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Marriage and sex - SO8
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Northwest nonfiction - NW2
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Family - SO7
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Northwest - NW
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Social sciences - SO
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| LC Subject |
Arranged marriage
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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
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| Call Number |
973.04951 ANF
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| Language |
English
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| Released |
2017
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| Publication Info |
Seattle : An American Picture Bride LLC 2017
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| Original Publication |
Recorded from: Olympia, WA : An American Picture Bride LLC, 2017. 9780999584903
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