The Woman Warrior

Explore multiple and intersecting identities of immigrant, female, Chinese, and American in this innovative autobiography-mythology hybrid. The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston portrays conflicting worlds of California and China through the lens of fierce women warriors in her mother's "talk stories." Follow Kingston's journey of discovering her sense of self by filling in the gaps of these stories with her own fractured myths and memories. This classic book is an exhilarating portrayal of female oppression and an incandescent understanding of family and self.