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The Paper Daughters of Chinatown
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
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The Paper Daughters of Chinatown
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Publisher's Summary
A powerful story based on true events surrounding Donaldina Cameron and other brave women who fought to help Chinese-American women escape discrimination and slavery in the late 19th century in California.
When Donaldina Cameron arrives at the Occidental Mission Home for Girls in 1895, she intends to teach sewing skills to young Chinese women immigrants, but, within days, she discovers that the job is much more complicated than perfect stitches and even hems. San Francisco has a dark side, one where a powerful underground organization - the criminal tong - brings Chinese young women to America to sell them as slaves. With the help of Chinese interpreters and the Chinatown police squad, Donaldina becomes a tireless social reformer to stop the abominable slave and prostitution trade.
Mei Lien believes she is sailing to the "Gold Mountain" in America to become the wife of a rich Chinese man. Instead she finds herself sold into prostitution - beaten, starved, and forced into an opium addiction. It is only after a narrow escape that she hears of the mission home and dares to think there might be hope for a new life.
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- Mommyingtales
- 22-01-22
Real story, great detailing, brilliant narration!
I had no clue that this was a real story. I knew it was inspired by true events, but realising that the characters and incidents are not imaginary but all real put this book into a totally different perspective. Really loved the style of writing and the depth to which the author goes to give background about the setting and circumstances of the era. I liked it how the author not only painted a detailed picture of Dolly, the clear hero, but also did justice to most characters surrounding her. Audible version was brilliant too. One of the best period novels to start 2022.
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- s mohan
- 02-10-22
Superb
This story had to be told. What an inspirational life of rescue, relief, rehabilitation and most importantly the gift of security and freedom to young Chinese women.
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