How to Say "F— Your Mother" in Chinese: A Teacher's Guide

WINNER OF THE MEMOIR MAGAZINE PRIZE IN CATEGORIES OF TEACHING AND IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCEMeet Medina, whose family finds out about her plans to come to America only after she’s on the plane; Alexander, who attempts to enter the United States illegally via kayak; and Hanna, who talks her way into a job as a foreign correspondent although she has no experience.How to Say “F— Your Mother” in Chinese is the rollicking account of dozens of international students, thrown together with a teacher who, in order to impart the lessons she considers most vital for them, breaks every rule of the ESL classroom. …Many of the students’ stories make for compelling reading when they reveal the struggles of the immigration experience… Orkin’s prose captures the energy of a classroom of diverse students. KIRKUS REVIEWS Read more