Word: brights
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Chinese-American culture is only beginning to throw off such literary sparks, and Amy Tan's bright, sharp-flavored first novel belongs on a short shelf dominated by Maxine Hong Kingston's remarkable works of a decade or so ago, The Woman Warrior and China Men. Tan's book is a wry group portrait of four elderly and feisty women who emigrated from China to the U.S., and their grown, very Americanized daughters. "A girl is like a young tree," says one of the stern mothers, who explains to her daughter that she lacks the necessary wood in her character...
...year has been far from miserable. Harvard is the NCAA playoffs for the fifth consecutive season, battling Lake Superior State at Bright Center tonight for a ticket to the semis in St. Paul. And Hartje, just two wins away from a Final Four appearance in his home state, is playing the strongest hockey of his career...
...lose in Bright," said Bok, citing Harvard's perfect record at home this season. "I think it's about as favorable to us as it could be. They're coming here on our home ice; they're not rated number one in the nation. If we lose we have two or three games, so if we get beaten by a fluke we have a chance to come back...
Cleary by-passed silent Bright Center and headed across the river to catch a little NCAA first-round action at Boston College's Kelley Rink. The Eagles eliminated Bowling Green to advance to the quarterfinals at Michigan State this weekend...
...back at Bright this weekend, watching the Harvard hockey team. The Crimson is the top-ranked squad in the nation, owning the best Division I record. But Coach Bill Cleary is more likely to compliment the players' attitudes and characters than their hockey abilities...