Lien Chao is the author of the award-winning book, Beyond Silence: Chinese Canadian Literature in English, the first comprehensive study that constructs the historical and cultural contexts of Chinese-Canadian writing and builds a theoretical ground for its reading. Her most recent work, Tiger Girl, is told through the poignant stories of a girl named Hu Nu. In this creative memoir, two generations of Chinese women wrought by despair and political repression wage an unforgettable struggle for freedom and a better life.