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Learning to Fly
Jason, a recent immigrant from China, makes some bad decisions as he comes to terms with small-town racism while trying to fit in.
Bamboo
This tale is set in turn-of-the-century China. When Bamboo, a young farmer, sets off to try to earn his fortune in the New World, his sister-in-law schemes to steal his ancestral lands. But the magic bamboo that his new wife, Ming, has brought as a gift saves his life and brings the family life-long prosperity.
Breakaway
Eighteen year old, Canadian-born, Kwok-ken Wong fights racism and poverty in Vancouver during the 1930's Depression.
Money Boy
After his Chinese immigrant father discovers he has been cruising gay websites, eighteen-year-old Ray Liu is kicked out of the house and heads to downtown Toronto, where he faces the harsh realities of life on the street.
The Jade Necklace
Illustrated by Grace Lin The story begins at the turn of the 19th century in South China, where Yenyee and her family live. One night, her fisherman father vanishes in a ferocious storm at sea. But it is not only her father that she loses that day. Yenyee also feels betrayed by the ocean, a friend she has trusted all her life, and betrayed by her family, who send her across the Pacific to the New World to be a servant. In a strange new place, Yenyee must overcome her loneliness to find strength in the ocean once more. In full-colour. Ages 4-8.
Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter!
With Samson's butterfly kite flat on the ground and her own kite soaring, Sharon thought of shouting, "Okay, Samson Wong, you big-mouth. Let's see you fly your wonderful kite. Big wings will do it every time, right?" But now that she had her chance to get even with Samson, Sharon didn't feel like fighting. She was happy just watching her kite pull into the clouds. For the first time in her life, Sharon had something Chinese that she was proud of and she was enjoying herself! Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter! and Other Stories offers four closely-observed accounts of growing up in contemporary Vancouver's Chinatown, highlighting the joys and frustrations of growing up in two cultures simultaneously.
Saltwater City
Saltwater City pays tribute to those who went through the hard times, to those who swallowed their pride, to those who were powerless and humiliated, but who still carried on. They all had faith that things would be better for future generations. They have been proven correct. Canada’s first Chinese arrived in British Columbia in 1858 from California. Almost all mee—merchants, peasants, and laborers — and almost all from eight rural counties in the Pearl River delta in what is now Guangdong province — they came in search of gold and better fortune, escaping the rebellions, flood and drought of their homeland. By 1863 over 4,000 Chinese lived in B.C., filling jobs shunned by whites: miners, road builders, teamsters, laundry men, restaurateurs, domestic servants and cannery workers. Between 1881 and 1885, thousands more arrived, most imported to build the transcontinental railway. They were to create, in Vancouver, Canada’s largest and most dynamic Chinese Community, known to its original inhabitants as Saltwater City.
A Song for Ba
Story is set in the early parts of the 20th century, when Chinese immigrants to the Pacific coast struggled to keep the ancient art of Chinese opera alive.
Ghost Train
Dark, glowing oil paintings illustrate a moving fantasy about the Chinese workmen who died far from home building the railroad through the mountains of North America.
Dead Man's Gold and Other Stories
Grade level: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, e, i, s.
