A cowherd in paradise : from China to Canada / May Q. Wong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wong, May Q., 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wong, Guey Dang, 1902-1983.

Wong, Guey Dang.

Jiang, Tew Thloo, 1911-2002.

Jiang, Tew Thloo.

Chinese--Canada--Social conditions.

Chinese.

Cattle herders--China--Biography.

Cattle herders.

Restaurateurs--Québec (Province)--Montréal--Biography.

Restaurateurs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 246 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Brindle & Glass, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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. 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.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.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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-242) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-926972-42-2

1-926972-41-4