About the Book
Excluded Americans uncovers an important segment of American history that has long been missing. It is the story of an entire generation of Americans whose birthplace, rights, and even their existence could be denied by excluding them from the nation’s history. They were the children of Chinese immigrant parents and formed the first generation of American-born Chinese (ABCs). They are called the Silent Generation because mainstream historians ignored them and failed to record any aspect of their existence. Until now, the story of the Silent Generation of American-born Chinese has been absent from the fabric of American history.
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An Immigrant's Dream
By Richard Cheu
In the summer of 1914, a fourteen year-old Chinese boy (Cheu Docfoo) emigrated from Nam Moon village on the Pearl River delta island of Wong Leung Doh to San Francisco. When he arrived his only possessions were a small steamer trunk, packed by his mother with jars of cooked dried ducks' gizzards and cans of Chinese fruits, and a dream of becoming a Western-trained physician.