Pung, Alice. <br/><br/>
Unpolished gem / 
Alice Pung. 
 - Melbourne :  Black Inc.,  c2006. 
 - 282 p ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/> "This story does not begin on a boat. " So commences Alice Pung's memoir. This is an original take on a classic story - how a child of immigrants moves between two cultures. In place of piety and predictability, however, Unpolished Gem offers a vivid and ironic sense of both worlds. It combines the story of Pung's life growing up in suburban Footscray with the inherited stories of the women in her family - stories of madness, survival and heartbreak. Original and brave, this is a girl's own story that introduces an unforgettable voice and captures the experience of Asian immigrants to Australia. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781863951586 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Children of immigrants--Victoria--Melbourne--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.8950945092 PU UN