![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 'a star'.her success does not come without In "Silver", we meet an actress - Anna May Wong. which, the author continues to show us through the years for Chinese Americans. It's through Ling directly we feel the conflicting emotions of what's to become of historical growth of more and more immigrants. We see different moral perspectives from the choices made - success and growth on one end - but sadness and fear -questioning identity and personal power living in this county right from this first story. He takes several jobs, ( laundry - valet), before eventually becoming an organizer - a leader- of Chinese labor.building the transcontinental railroad. He's an orphan from China.(Pearl River), and we follow him to Gold Mountain in California. Ling, from the first story "Gold", ( 1860's), is one of those characters that stays with you. Real historical characters].challenges are examined of immigrant life. In each of the four stories told by Peter Ho Davies -[three which are inspired by Four Stories: Gold, Silver, Jade, and Pearl. ![]()
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