In this book, Denise Chong tells the stories of various Chinese immigrants to Canada and how they established themselves and their families over the years, beginning around the 1950s. The stories are interesting -- some more so, but all provide an insight into what it was like for Chinese people to move here. They sometimes faced persecution in China; most also faced discrimination in Canada, ranging from schoolyard teasing to racist policies such as the head tax and restriction of immigrants. It is inspirational to see how hard these people worked to make a life for themselves and their families, while often also sending money back to family in China. The writing is in a journalistic style -- not a lot of descriptive narrative: Ms. Chong lets the stories speak for themselves, which works well in this case. I only wish there had been some kind of family/relationship tree as some of the people in various stories were related and it was difficult to keep the relationships straight. ( )