In Hong Kong, Chan Tze Man, called Simon Chan, leaves high school because he cannot master English, but when he befriends Amy, a Chinese American who knows little Chinese, their unlikely bond gives hope to both.
When war and the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong tears Pei's adopted family apart, she is forced to make it on her own while struggling to keep herself and her extended family alive.
An illustrated overview of Hong Kong that describes its history, people, homes, transportation, education, industries, and recreation. Includes a time line and a glossary.
The children of a war-photographer father and beautiful but remote mother, Frankie and Kate, two American sisters, grow up in Hong Kong during the turmoil of the Maoist revolution of the late 1960s.
When war and the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong tears Pei's adopted family apart, she is forced to make it on her own while struggling to keep herself and her extended family alive.
A Chinese boy hurries home from school to his family's houseboat in Hong Kong harbor. It is the end of the school year, and he is anxious to join his father and grandfather in their family profession, fishing.
Mei-ling Wang, the daughter of an English mother and a Chinese father who share the Communist vision, is forced to flee her homeland in 1968 in the midst of political turmoil, embarking on a journey of self-discovery that will lead her to reexamine her beliefs about herself and her country.
A memoir in which the author discusses her move at the age of five from Hong Kong to Denver where her family worked in the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant, and recalls her struggles trying to live in the increasingly disparate worlds of Chinese tradition and American independence.
