THE CORNER

Book excerpt: There are a total of 30 short stories in this collection, divided into three parts. The first part is named after my early award-winning novel, "Lao Han's Pizzeria." The stories in this part are generally about the lives of new and old Chinese immigrants and students in the United States, which may be joyful, sad, or satirical. The second part is basically the work I wrote after I became a lawyer, with the part title “Prison Visitation." The stories in this part are mainly based on the people and matters I have represented as a lawyer (of course, the names are all fictitious). These stories mainly write about some Chinese new immigrants’ struggles, legal troubles, confusion, and helplessness in the U.S. The third part is a group of mini fictions with my award-winning work "Age Issue" as the part title. The mini fictions in this part are mostly humorous or satirical descriptions of the life dilemmas of new and old Chinese immigrants in the new cultural environment. There are no heroes, no gladiators, no politicians, and no celebrities. What you will read here is about the people we meet, the things we witness, and the emotions we experience every day in this country as immigrants.