The Chinese American Museum has a new Online Book Club
and invites you to join!

We are excited to announce the re-opening of the CAM Book Club on Wednesday, November 16, 2005! We encourage you to join as a member and participate in our in-depth discussion concerning Chinese Americans issues through literature-reading.

This free easy-to-access online club is a fun and casual way to critically evaluate and discuss both objective and subjective topics and ideas pertaining to selected books. Members are also invited to engage in a creative dialogue about personal history, experiences, and opinions as it relates to issues about race and culture in the world today. At their own convenience, club members will read a minimum of one book selected by the moderator, every 2-3 months.

You will be able to purchase any selected book title at the CAM gift shop or any other major book retailers, including online distributors. However, we encourage you to support the Museum and its funding efforts by purchasing your literature at our gift shop. As a book club member, you will receive the benefit of purchasing any selected book at a 10% discount at the CAM gift shop. If you cannot afford the purchase of a book, arrangements may be set up to allow for book-sharing between club members.

Starting off the new season is Lisa See’s Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, a novel describing the struggle and tribulations of being a Chinese woman in the 19th century. Please join us we as embark on a journey of understanding Chinese-American heritage through various perspectives.

To be a member, simply sign up at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/camlabookgroup/. For more information, email us at mikedt.camla@gmail.com.

Thank you,

Sherie Mateo & Mike Truong
Moderators