We can all learn from a Chinese migrant’s tale

AT THE end of December, a Chinese-American artist passed away at the ripe old age of 106.
We can all learn from a Chinese migrant’s tale

The long life of Tyrus Wong is, to say the least, instructive. He arrived in the US as a nine-year-old illegal immigrant in 1910, alongside his father. The two were soon separated.

The young boy found himself on his own for several months living on Angel Island, a cross between an island town and a detention centre, where Chinese migrants were sifted out.

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