Before Bandit Wong leaves Shanghai, China in 1947 to move to New York City with her parents, she asks her grandfather to change her name to an American name so she'll fit in better. Bandit chooses the name Shirley Temple Wong since that's the only American name she knows. The Brooklyn Dodgers have a star black player named Jackie Robinson who becomes a hero to this 10-year old girl who is trying to fit into her new culture without abandoning her Chinese heritage.
Monday, June 23, 2008
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord
Before Bandit Wong leaves Shanghai, China in 1947 to move to New York City with her parents, she asks her grandfather to change her name to an American name so she'll fit in better. Bandit chooses the name Shirley Temple Wong since that's the only American name she knows. The Brooklyn Dodgers have a star black player named Jackie Robinson who becomes a hero to this 10-year old girl who is trying to fit into her new culture without abandoning her Chinese heritage.
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