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Long Way Home, Journeys of a Chinese Montanan

Flora Wong

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Description:“An amazing book. We now have this eloquent and dramatic Chinese voice,” Robert Swartout, History Department, Carroll College and co-author of Montana Legacy: Essays of History, People and Place.Praise from readers for Long Way Home:“Wonderful, heartbreakingly joyous adventure.”“Fabulous look inside Chinese culture.”“Poignant and brave journey”“Incredible story of courage and sacrifice.”The year was 1936 as seven-year-old Flora Wong, her parents and her seven siblings set sail on a 21 day voyage from the U.S. to China. Flora’s father and mother were taking there family to their home village in rural southern China where they hoped to find a new, quiet life. Their timing was terrible. In 1937, Japan launched its invasion of China. Soon thereafter, the Second World War engulfed Flora’s new home. Amid the turmoil, Flora and her family managed to build a modest life in their isolated village. This young girl, whose only home had been Boston, learned to tend rice and vegetable, sew simple clothes and trap frogs and beetles.As Flora neared the age of 18, her mother set a plan in motion to arrange a marriage. In this way, she could insure a return to the safety of the U.S. for Flora. In time, Flora found herself in Montana, worlds away from her small Chinese village. It was here the timid girl grew into a wife, mother, business owner and athlete. Hers is a story of authentic, ordinary people facing extraordinary challenges.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Long Way Home, Journeys of a Chinese Montanan. To get started finding Long Way Home, Journeys of a Chinese Montanan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: “An amazing book. We now have this eloquent and dramatic Chinese voice,” Robert Swartout, History Department, Carroll College and co-author of Montana Legacy: Essays of History, People and Place.Praise from readers for Long Way Home:“Wonderful, heartbreakingly joyous adventure.”“Fabulous look inside Chinese culture.”“Poignant and brave journey”“Incredible story of courage and sacrifice.”The year was 1936 as seven-year-old Flora Wong, her parents and her seven siblings set sail on a 21 day voyage from the U.S. to China. Flora’s father and mother were taking there family to their home village in rural southern China where they hoped to find a new, quiet life. Their timing was terrible. In 1937, Japan launched its invasion of China. Soon thereafter, the Second World War engulfed Flora’s new home. Amid the turmoil, Flora and her family managed to build a modest life in their isolated village. This young girl, whose only home had been Boston, learned to tend rice and vegetable, sew simple clothes and trap frogs and beetles.As Flora neared the age of 18, her mother set a plan in motion to arrange a marriage. In this way, she could insure a return to the safety of the U.S. for Flora. In time, Flora found herself in Montana, worlds away from her small Chinese village. It was here the timid girl grew into a wife, mother, business owner and athlete. Hers is a story of authentic, ordinary people facing extraordinary challenges.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Long Way Home, Journeys of a Chinese Montanan. To get started finding Long Way Home, Journeys of a Chinese Montanan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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