many chinese, and it had its roots in the american gold rush. in the late 1800s chinese immigrants who helped build american railroads flocked west along with pioneers and prospectors seeking their fortune. their stories helped brand america the land of opportunity. so grandfather thought he would come to america and strike gold. right. what actually happened? well, he moved the family out to california in the late 40s. the only job he was offered was plucking chickens for 50 cents an hour. and my mother said, you will not do that. so he just had to strike out on his own. like so many chinese immigrants, my grandfather started a family restaurant called hop sing eat shop. it was a typical chinese-american restaurant.
my aunt s family moved here from china, brought by my grandfather, h.t. ling. every photo i ve ever seen of him, so handsome. i wish there were more pictures. i mean, look at that three-piece suit. my grandfather had an mba and came from a prosperous family. but when the communists took over he decided to take his chances in america. i think my dad wanted to find a new way of life. america was gum san, gold mountain, the land of opportunity. it was a vision shared by many chinese, and it had its roots in the american gold rush. in the late 1800s chinese immigrants who helped build american railroads flocked west along with pioneers and prospectors seeking their fortune. their stories helped brand america the land of opportunity. so grandfather thought he would come to america and strike gold.
chinese. my aunt s family moved here from china, brought by my grandfather, h.t. ling. every photo i ve ever seen of him, so handsome. i wish there were more pictures. i mean, look at that three-piece suit. my grandfather had an mba and came from a prosperous family. but when the communists took over he decided to take his chances in america. i think my dad wanted to find a new way of life. america was gumsan, gold mountain, the land of opportunity. it was a vision shared by many chinese, and it had its roots in the american gold rush. in the late 1800s chinese immigrants who helped build american railroads flocked west along with pioneers and prospectors seeking their fortune. their stories helped brand america the land of opportunity.
wealthy really were restauranters. there wasn t a lot open for chinese. my aunt s family moved here from china, brought by my grandfather, hc grandfather, h.t. ling. i wish there were more pictures. my grandfather had an mba and came from a prosperous family. but when the communists took over he died to take his chances in america. i think my dad wanted to find a new way of life. america was gold mountain, the land of opportunity. it was a vision shared by many chinese and it had its roots in the american gold rush. in the late 1800s chinese immigrants who helped build american railroads flocked west along with pioneers and prospectors seeking their fortune. their stories help brand america
he s so handsome. i wish there were more pictures. look at that three-piece suit. my grandfather had an mba and came from a prosperous family. but when the communists took over, he decided to take his chances in america. i think my dad wanted to find a new way of life. america was gold mountain, the land of opportunity. it was a vision shared by many chinese and it had its roots in the american gold rush. in the late 1800s, chinese immigrants who helped build american railroads flocked west along with pioneers and prospectors seeking their fortune. their stories helped to brand america the land of opportunity. so grandfather thought he would come to america and strike gold. right. what actually happened? well, he moved the family out