Money Dragon

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In this stunning work, Pam Chun brings a new and powerful voice to the traditions of Chinese-American fiction. The Money Dragon brings to life the saga of L. Ah Leong, the Money Dragon, one of the legends of Hawai`i and the founder of Honolulu’s Chinatown. At the turn of the twentieth century, Ah Leong rules over his Hawai`ian home, a legendary man so proficient in the martial arts he has brought himself back to life; a man who beguiles many wives, sires dozens of children and is driven by money and greed. He builds a financial empire, establishing himself as a leader both on the exotic islands and in his Chinese homeland. But when Phoenix, the wife of his first son Tat-Tung, arrives in Hawai`i, she becomes witness to how the values Ah Leong holds dear begin to tear him and his family apart.

The Money Dragon is a fascinating and important first novel, a tale of a family struggling between love, greed, jealousy and loyalty. Pam Chun reaches into her family history to deliver a story that shows the tumult and opportunity that occurs when the deep-rooted traditions of the Chinese people meet the sweeping advance of the Western world.

About the Author

Pam Chun

Pam Chun is a novelist who first learned about Ah Leong and her family relationship to him from former US Senator Hiram L. Fong. Born and raised in Hawaii, Pam Chun attended Punahou Academy and the University of Hawaii and graduated with honors from the University of California at Berkeley. She lives in Alameda County, California.

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Foreword

Part I
1. China: 1917
2. Honolulu Beginnings: 1918

Part II
3. The Dragon Awakens: China 1871
4. Kaka‘ako Store: Honolulu 1900
5. Rising from the Ashes: 1903
6. Tat-Tung’s Early Years: June 1903
7. The Laus of Kew Boy Village: 1903
8. The Many Wives of L. Ah Leong: 1905

Part III
9. Captive Wives: 1907
10. The Rise of Ming Yang Tong: 1910
11. Tales of the L. Ah Leong Compound: 1918
12. Escape: 1919
13. Circle Lane: 1919
14. The Stolen Can of Curried Chicken: 1919
15. Ah Leong’s Power over Immigration: 1919
16. Tat-Tung’s Motorcar: 1919–1920
17. Ah Leong’s Property Returns: 1920–1921

Part IV
18. L. Ah Leong, Limited: July 1921
19. Betrayal: July 1921
20. The Strategic Divorce: December 6, 1921
21. The Board of Inquiry: December 7, 1921
22. The Two Month Battle: December 1921–February 1922
23. Triumph and Appeal: August 1922

Part V
24. A Family Divided: August 1924
25. Entrapment and Deceit: October 1924–1926
26. Storms of Devastation: 1926
27. Chung Shee Reappears: 1926–1934
28. The Ghosts Return for Ah Leong: 1934
29. Funeral of Honor and Dishonor: 1934
30. Where the Wind Was as Sweet as Wild Gingers: May 1935

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