Hsu gives us not only the story collection composed by Sui Sin Far herself, in which each story provides a context for the others in the appendices he also provides a rich selection of period texts and images that will inspire teachers, students, and researchers.” - Dominika Ferens, author of Edith and Winnifred Eaton: Chinatown Missions and Japanese RomancesĮdith Maude Eaton/Sui Sin Far: A Brief ChronologyĪppendix A: Edith Maude Eaton/Sui Sin Far as a Professional Writer With this book in hand, readers who encounter Sui Sin Far for the first time have an enormous head start over those of us who worked with musty fragments scattered in distant archives. Spring Fragrance, learning about Sui Sin Far was arduous, even though the number of publications on her work has been growing steadily since the 1990s.
“Before this informative and meticulously researched critical edition of Mrs.
The result is a valuable resource for scholars, teachers, and students.” - Viet Thanh Nguyen, University of Southern California Hsu combines the complete text of Sui Sin Far’s groundbreaking fiction collection with a thoughtful selection of documents from the turn of the century that illuminate how Americans saw Chinese immigrants. Hsu has done a great service to any reader interested in the work of Sui Sin Far, Chinese American life, or American racial attitudes. Spring Fragrance is a classic of Chinese American literature reimagined for modern readers.“Hsuan L. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Sui Sin Far's Mrs. Exploring the struggles of this woman to reclaim her son, Sui Sin Far exposes the discrimination and hardships faced by Chinese Americans due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, illuminating the byzantine and restrictive immigration policies which sadly continue under a different guise in modern America. "In the Land of the Free" is the story of a Chinese immigrant who is separated from her young son upon arrival due to insufficient paperwork. Spring Fragrance advocates on his behalf. Sympathetic toward her neighbor's son, Mrs. Carman as the "Inferior Woman," she has risen through hard work and perseverance to achieve her position at the law firm. Carman wants him to marry into a family of higher social standing, her son is in love with a local girl who works as a legal secretary.
Spring Fragrance encounters her neighbors, the Carmans, as they try to find someone to marry their son. Spring Fragrance is considered one of the earliest works of fiction published in the United States by a woman of Chinese heritage. Inspired by her experience living among Chinese Americans in San Francisco and Seattle, Mrs. Spring Fragrance (1912) is a collection of short stories by Sui Sin Far.
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