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Title: |
A Cowherd in Paradise |
| Sub-title: |
From China to Canada |
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| By (author): |
May Q. Wong |
| ISBN10-13: |
1926972406 : 9781926972404 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
228x152x15mm |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Weight: |
.388 Kg. |
| Published: |
Brindle & Glass (CA) - April 2012 |
| List Price: |
25.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 27 |
| Subjects: |
Memoirs : Asian history : History of other lands : Canada |
| In 2006, the Prime Minister apologized to the Chinese people for the legislated discrimination created by Canada's head tax laws in the first half of the twentieth century, acknowledging the far-reaching and long-term consequences it has had on their families. A Cowherd in Paradise is the story of one such family. The book chronicles the remarkable lives of Wong Guey Dang (1902-1983) and Jiang Tew Thloo (1911-2002). Ah Dang was born into an impoverished family and sold as a child. In 1921, his adoptive father paid a five-hundred-dollar head tax to send Ah Dang to Canada. Eight years later, driven to create a family of his own, Ah Dang returned to China, where he chose Ah Thloo as his bride from a matchmaker's photo. As a child, Ah Thloo worked as a cowherd and from the age of six was responsible for her family's fortune--their water buffalo. Ah Thloo not only became a wife and mother, but also grew to be a courageous defender against invaders and a champion of the weak. Married for over half a century, the couple was forced to live apart for twenty-five years because of Canada's exclusionary immigration laws. In Canada, Ah Dang became a successful Montreal restaurateur; while in China, Ah Thloo struggled to survive through natural disasters, wars, and revolutions. A Cowherd in Paradise is the moving tale of one couple's search for love, family, and forgiveness. |
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