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The Concubine's Children
''The Concubine's Children: Portrait of a Family Divided'' is a non-fiction book written by Chinese-Canadian writer Denise Chong, first published in January 1995 by Penguin Books.〔 In the book, the author traces her family's history, giving a narrative account of members from both sides of the ocean. ''The Concubine's Children'' is Chong's first book, which she compiled from letters, photographs and memory. The award winning book has been called an "astonishing tale" written in "clear and unflinching prose".〔Faculty of Arts, 1995, (Edna Staebler Award ), ''Wilfrid Laurier University'', Previous winners, Denise Chong, Retrieved 11/20/2012〕
==Synopsis==
''The Concubine's Children'' documents the life of Denise Chong’s grandfather, Chan Sam; grandmother, May-ying; her mother, Hing (or Winnie, as she was known outside of Chinatown); her mother’s siblings, Ping, Nan, and Gok-leng; and half sibling, Yuen. Chan Sam had two wives, May-ying in Canada and Huangbo in China, dividing the family between Canada and China. Chong’s mother, Hing, only knew one of her siblings while growing up, Gok-leng.〔Chong, Denise. (page(s) ?)〕 ''The Concubine’s Children'' documents the story of this family which spanned two continents, as well as the political, social, and cultural tensions in China and Canada, between 1848, when Chan Sam’s father, Chong’s great grandfather, first came to "Gold Mountain", the nickname by which Chinese people knew North America, and 1987 when Chong and Hing first met the "China family".〔
Chong was inspired to work on this family history–historical non-fiction novel after moving to Beijing in 1985, with her companion, and later husband, CTV correspondent Roger Smith.〔
While living in Peking, Denise Chong convinced her mother Hing/Winnie to join her on a three-week trip of China, which would take them to the village of Chang Gar Bin. Chang Gar Bin was Chan Sam’s (Hing/Winnie’s father and Denise Chong’s grandfather)'s hometown, and the place where Hing’s sisters, Ping and Nan, and half-brother Yueng, all of whom she had never met, had been raised.〔 Before going to Chang Gar Bin, Denise contacted the Chinese foreign ministry in Canton, and discovered that two of her mother’s siblings were still alive and living in Char Gar Bing. Hing's sister Nan had died when Hing was still a child and she had been aware of this passing.〔 ''The Concubine’s Children'' ends with a chapter describing this trip and the first meeting between then, 57-year-old Hing/Winnie and her siblings.〔
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