Hong Kong Fiascos

A Struggle for Survival

Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Relationships, Friendship, Adoption, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book Hong Kong Fiascos by David T. K. Wong, Epigram Books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David T. K. Wong ISBN: 9789814655576
Publisher: Epigram Books Publication: October 29, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: David T. K. Wong
ISBN: 9789814655576
Publisher: Epigram Books
Publication: October 29, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

After four years as a war-tossed refugee in Australia, David T. K. Wong set out in 1947 on a Messageries Maritimes ship for his family's adopted home in Hong Kong, that little rump of alienated China flying the Union Jack.

He found the place edgy, rambunctious, anachronistic and anomalous, trying to survive the misfortunes and hardships imposed by forces beyond its control, like the refugees fleeing civil war in China, the Korean War and the United Nations sanctions against China. Such tests of its survival instinct were to come again and again over the next 22 years.

As the territory struggled, so did Wong. In his second instalment of a multivolume family memoir, he details with astonishing candour and wry humour his own encounters with poverty, racial discrimination and a fracturing marriage. His plight, however, was redeemed by the exceptionally kindness, affection and generosity of relatives and a cast of international friends.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

After four years as a war-tossed refugee in Australia, David T. K. Wong set out in 1947 on a Messageries Maritimes ship for his family's adopted home in Hong Kong, that little rump of alienated China flying the Union Jack.

He found the place edgy, rambunctious, anachronistic and anomalous, trying to survive the misfortunes and hardships imposed by forces beyond its control, like the refugees fleeing civil war in China, the Korean War and the United Nations sanctions against China. Such tests of its survival instinct were to come again and again over the next 22 years.

As the territory struggled, so did Wong. In his second instalment of a multivolume family memoir, he details with astonishing candour and wry humour his own encounters with poverty, racial discrimination and a fracturing marriage. His plight, however, was redeemed by the exceptionally kindness, affection and generosity of relatives and a cast of international friends.

More books from Epigram Books

Cover of the book Sherlock Sam and the Fiendish Heist in London by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book Sherlock Sam and the Alien Encounter on Pulau Ubin by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book The Short Stories And Radio Plays of S. Rajaratnam by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book Under the Bed, Confusion by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book It Never Rains on National Day by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book Ovidia Yu by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book Death by Perfume by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book Flowers at Dawn by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book The Last Lesson of Mrs de Souza by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book Sherlock Sam and the Obento Bonanza in Tokyo by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book Girl Overboard! by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book The Earnest Mask by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book Danger Dan Tackles the Majulah Mayhem by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book Sherlock Sam and the Vanished Robot in Penang by David T. K. Wong
Cover of the book Penghulu by David T. K. Wong
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy