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Letter and Envelope: This letter to Dr. Hsia reads like a mini book review as Zhang expresses her thoughts on a few essays and books recently read.

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Letter, Card, and Envelope: In the brief letter, Zhang discusses her thoughts and reactions of some published award-winning essays that she has recently read.

Card: The pear shaped holiday card, addressed to Dr. Hsia and his family, reads: Season's Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year (English).

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Letter: Zhang informs Dr. Hsia that she has finished reading all of the published award-winning essays. She discusses her thoughts and reactions to the essays within the body of the letter. (Half of the letter is in handwritten Chinese characters and the other half is typed in English).

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Letter and Envelope: Zhang thanks Dr. Hsia for sending her a copy of Bei Mei Ribao (North America Daily). She mentions that while editing Xiao Tuan Yuan (Little Reunion), she also wrote a short essay. She also discusses a few other texts including Zhongguoren de Youmo (Chinese People's Sense of Humor).

Scope and Contents Letter and Envelope: Zhang begins by thanking Dr. Hsia for an article in Asian Journal that he sent her. After sharing her thoughts on the work, Zhang expresses how much she enjoyed an article by Dr. Hsia. She then talks about a possible journal article for Renditions comparing the treatment of women in Hai Shang Hua (The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai) and Hong Lou Meng (Dream of the Red...

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Card: Zhang states that in her last letter to Dr. Hsia, she forgot to mention that she wants Radcliffe Institute to be the preferred publisher of her translation of Hai Shang Hua (The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai).

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Letter: Zhang tells Dr. Hsia some of the translations issues she is running into in translating Hai Shang Hua (The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai) into English. She then moves on to discuss her views on some of the all- female Chinese writers anthologies that are being published.

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Letter and Envelope: Zhang begins by explaining her delay in sending Dr. Hsia a book (which leads into a discussion about an experience with the postal service). She also briefly mentiions the progress of Hai Shang Hua (The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai).

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Card: Zhang updates Dr. Hsia on her progress in translating Hai Shang Hua (The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai) into English. She also mentions looking into possible fellowships for book translations.

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Letter and Envelope: Zhang discusses Dr. Hsia's foreword to Hai Shang Hua (The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai), Dick McCarthy's involvement, as well as some of the publishing issues she is having, and how she wants to proceed with the translated book.