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A Cowherd in Paradise is the moving tale of her parents B次元官网网址� father Wong Guey Dang (1902-1983) and mother Jiang Tew Thloo (1911-2002). It tells the intimate family tale of her parentsB次元官网网址� challenging marriage, years of separation because of CanadaB次元官网网址檚 immigration laws and the ultimate Canadian reunion.

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A Cowherd in Paradise, published by Brindle and Glass, is nearly a decade in the making and launched at Silk Road in April. ItB次元官网网址檚 been making the rounds of readings and media since.

She was invited to read at Word on the Street in Vancouver this September.

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In 2006, the prime minister apologized to the Chinese people for the legislated discrimination created by CanadaB次元官网网址檚 head tax laws in the first half of the 20th century, acknowledging the consequences it had on their families.