This memoir conveys the experiences, first of my parents and subsequently of our family, the only Chinese people living in Macon, Georgia between 1928 and 1956. It describes our family's isolated existence running a laundry, enduring loneliness as well as racial prejudice for over 20 years, why and how it moved across the continent to live in a Chinese community, and how each family member adjusted to the challenges and opportunities of their new lives.
About jrjung
Born in Macon, Georgia, where my immigrant parents from China, the only Chinese in the city, owned a laundry. After moving to California, I majored in psychology at U. C. Berkeley and went on to earn a Ph.D. at Northwestern University. Author of several academic textbooks, including a second edition in 2010 of "Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Behavior," I was a Professor of Psychology at California State University, Long Beach for 40 years. Upon retiring I discovered a new career in writing 4 books on the history of Chinese immigrants and their family-run businesses and making presentations about the books all over the country to pay tribute to these pioneers.
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