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life changing events that have caused her to question her methods of

expression. The title of the memoir, “The Girl Who Wouldn’t Sing”, is

very telling of Kit’s personal search for a comfortable way to express

herself. Quan’s personal journey has allowed her to connect with her

culture and language in a way that probably would not have happened if

she hadn’t left home. The fact that Kit had the experiences she did,

with the Cambodian girls, the feminists, and her father, has allowed her

to see life in a new light. Through her language and culture Kit not

only finds her voice, but finds her inner self as well. She states in

the last line if the memoir, “As long as there are bakeries in Chinatown

and as long as I have 85 cents, I know I have a way back to myself”(Quan

220). Through her culture, language, and reunion with her family, Kit

has found her ability to communicate, as well as the comfort that she

has searched for all her life.

Bibliography

Quan, Kit Yuen. Making Face, Making Soul; Creative and Critical

Perspectives by Feminists of Color: “The Girl who Wouldn’t Sing”.

San Francisco, CA: Aunt Lute Books. 1990.