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The Laundryman's Boy
The Laundryman's Boy
Author:
Fall 1913, St. Catharines, thirteen-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, the son of a scholar, is forced to give up his dream of an education when he is sent to work in a Chinese laundry in Canada. Hoi Wing is immediately thrust into relentless, mind-numbing toil, washing clothes by hand for sixteen hours a day, six days a week. Without knowledge of Eng... more »
Author:
Fall 1913, St. Catharines, thirteen-year-old Hoi Wing Woo, the son of a scholar, is forced to give up his dream of an education when he is sent to work in a Chinese laundry in Canada. Hoi Wing is immediately thrust into relentless, mind-numbing toil, washing clothes by hand for sixteen hours a day, six days a week. Without knowledge of Eng... more »
ISBN-13: 9781443470568
ISBN-10: 1443470562
Publication Date: 4/2/2024
Pages: 320
Rating: 1
ISBN-10: 1443470562
Publication Date: 4/2/2024
Pages: 320
Rating: 1
4 stars, based on 1 rating
Genres:
- Literature & Fiction >> Genre Fiction >> Historical >> 20th Century
- Literature & Fiction >> Genre Fiction >> Immigration
- Literature & Fiction >> World Literature >> Canadian >> Asian Canadian >> General
