“By the end of this ultimately uplifting narrative, Wong displays a deeper understanding of his sometimes obdurate, yet determined, perseverant parents…. A forthright account of a family’s success in building a strong, positive Chinese American identity.”— Kirkus Reviews
“William Gee Wong’s memoir is a master class on twentieth-century social and political dynamics that engulfed historic Chinatowns, journalism, and American society. It is told in meticulous detail by this accomplished and self-proclaimed ‘yellow’ California native.”—Helen Zia, author of Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao’s Revolution
“Bill Wong is an original. He was prominent as a print journalist, with his own column, long before Asian Americans were accepted as chroniclers of daily life. His writing is accessible, engaging, and, above all, true. In Sons of Chinatown, he tells a family story that everyone will be moved by. Highly recommended.”—Frank H. Wu, President of Queens College