The Apricot Outlook tells the heartfelt story of a Chinese woman growing up in Hawaii and moving to San Francisco and Hayward after her marriage. It is a family story in the spirit of the popular Joy Luck Club. It celebrates the close bonds in a Chinese family and the way family members and close friends help others in a time of crisis and need. The story begins when Katherine Chun is first growing up in Honolulu, where her parents run a local laundry. Unfortunately, a fire erupts in the rear of the laundry and eventually contributes to the sale of the business. Meanwhile, as a teenager and young adult, Katherine finds work in a number of different occupations -- from working in a beauty salon to working in a candy factory. In her 20s, she marries a pipe fitter and welder, Clifford Wong, whose job takes him to the shipyards in San Francisco and then to Hayward. Over time, the marriage has its ups and downs and is threatened when Katherine's believes her husband is having an affair with a good friend. Yet, the marriage survives, and the family grows as Katherine has six children and even more grandchildren, while maintaining strong ties with a growing number of cousins, uncles, and aunts, reflecting the importance of family for Chinese-Americans. The story also features the many activities Katherine enjoys, from traveling to going on jaunts to Las Vegas. The script is based on the real life experiences of my mother Katherine Wong, based on a book I created for her on her 77th birthday. As such, it features a true picture of what life is like for an ordinary middle-income Chinese family in modern America. When my mother died, I pledged I would publish a book about her life, and I have now created this script in her memory.
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An app's journey that keeps maintaining itself for better health, wants to be an engineer, but the better schools were in the town of Plumville. It enrolled in Plumville High School knowing that it may encounter some adversity or bullying. Striving to achieve a better life, it faces the challenges ahead.
Appy graduates from high school in "The App I Cot Journey to Plumville: Empowering Kids to Overcome Adversity". He continues his journey to college and graduates as an engineer. Appy's career takes him all over the world before settling down and starting a family. ABOUT AUTHOR The Best Selling Author Dennis WC WongThe author recently become THE BEST SELLING AUTHOR for his book "The App I Cot Journey to Plumville: Empowering Kids to Overcome Adversity". Which is a I book o Appy series and secured its TOP #1 position under 9 categories in Amazon.in. Author started his journey in 2002 when he wrote "My Journey" while attending a nurse assistant class. Mr. Wong wrote "The Apricot Outlook of Katherine Koon Hung Wong." He continued with the apricot theme with an app story that travels to better itself and achieve its reward in the end. He currently works at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland, CA as a Nurse Assistant in the Operating Room Department and became a Licensed Vocational Nurse doing home health care. Also, as a Sterile Processing Technician, Mr. Wong volunteers with Surgical Missions to Guatemala and Ecuador. Publisher SankalpArt LLC an Author's Dream also become best book selling publishing house in 2022 as within a month gave two best selling authors back to back!
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