Dear Fùmǔ (Parents), I am very sorry it has taken me so many years to write back to you after coming to Tan Heung Shan (Hawaii). I miss you both very much, it has been a great burden not to see or hear from my dear family in Kwangtung for so long. In some ways Tan Heung Shan reminds me of our homeland along the Pearl River Delta, the climate and geography are not so different. Many other Chinese have come here from Kwangtung, so it is not as strange to live here as you might think. Having now finally completed my obligations under my contract and saved a small sum of money, I plan to start up a noodle shop in Honolulu.
I am hopeful that your situation has improved back in Kwangtung. I heard that the Taiping Rebellion has ended and that the
I am hopeful that your situation has improved back in Kwangtung. I heard that the Taiping Rebellion has ended and that the