Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok

Moving to New York from Hong Kong, Kimberly Chang and her mother find themselves struggling to settle and survive in poverty, whose only way out relies on the young woman”s skill in excelling at school. Jean Kwok’s novel follows Kimberly attempt to balance her two worlds, one where she must assimilate among American students her age but also secretly work in her aunt’s sweatshop alongside her mother for a meager income. Girl in Translation ($17.13) is an iconic story of two Chinese immigrants, as well as the harrowing work conditions that immigrants face to survive in America.