A Guide to Surviving as an International Student in New York [The 1980S]

In 1982, a penniless student lands in America, hit with a debuff the moment she arrives: no money, Asian, and a woman. In America's golden age of rampant consumerism and resurgent conservatism, racial and gender discrimination combine with class oppression. With all three debuffs stacked, she's sent straight to the bottom of the food chain. Fortunately, Lu Changying has a heart of steel, and fists even harder. Next, she has a two-step plan: Step one: An East Asian mean girl takes on an American school. The gun makes the queen. Let's see whose head is harder, yours or my spiked club. Step two: A kung fu cheerleader storms Lukesen, beats up the school's toughest kids, and declares, “Hi, I'm Chinese.” Working in Chinatown, studying in Manhattan, and somehow finding time to date the coolest guy in school: But who says you only get to fall in love once? Make money, get famous, and fall in love. Picking up men isn't the only thing that matters. There's love to be found everywhere. Date lots, dump them fast, and move on to the next. That's even better. Reader's guide: 1. This is a parallel universe and a fictional setting. Please don't compare it to reality!!! 2. Updates daily before midnight. I'll take a day off if something comes up. 3. Comments on individual chapters are open. Come join in! *Find these completed novels in my author page: Gold Rush in Russia [The 1990s]: Moscow doesn't believe in tears, but it does believe in yuan Reborn in 1983: A food novel set in the 1980s I Have a Special Way of Bringing Cultural Relics Home: Her passive skill activates cultural relics, letting her bring artifacts lost overseas back home The Cannon Fodder Bounces Back: A mercenary is reborn as a C-list celebrity Springtime Daydream: A clear-headed poor beauty and a wealthy young heir share a realistic dream Theme: Going against the tide