Ah Heng here! :) I believe ah- is also used in the Fujian area, I am a mixed of both Cantonese and Hokkien, and my hometown is full of both these clans. We are all called ah-something (if we aren't called by our English names, remnants of our British colonial past. I'm from Malaysia).
But yes, I also feel for Ah-Fong. I hope he had a serene and happy life after retiring from serving Muir!
This reminds me of Julie Otsuka’s Buddha in the Attic where the stories of the first Japanese immigrants were told.
Thanks for sharing this story! I am sure Ah Fong would have appreciated your thoughts!
Yi - thank you for reading, I have not heard of the book before and will put it on my list to check out!
Ah Heng here! :) I believe ah- is also used in the Fujian area, I am a mixed of both Cantonese and Hokkien, and my hometown is full of both these clans. We are all called ah-something (if we aren't called by our English names, remnants of our British colonial past. I'm from Malaysia).
But yes, I also feel for Ah-Fong. I hope he had a serene and happy life after retiring from serving Muir!
We need writers like you and Yi Xue to write more Chinese American/immigrant stories.
Thank you, Janice, for your kind words!
So interesting!
Thank you for reading, Jennifer!