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Read and LOVED China-boy. Great piece of writing and any one who ever had to face their greatest fear can relate.
Thank you, Jesse. Courage and strength to you!
Hi, Jesse,
You wrote to me on my blog after Christmas 2012 — and I’m finally answering you. You wrote that you enjoyed CHINA BOY – I’m glad that you found the story useful. I know that I admire your courage!
All best,
Gus
Hi Mr. Lee! I would like to find out if your great book China Boy is based on a true story of your life or is pure fiction. I am currently reading it in my ESL class this fall and my class is eager to find out whether it is based on real events or not. Thanks in advance for your reply.
Dear MsM,
I apologize for taking a year to respond to your question — is China Boy a true story?
It is. I wrote it as a family journal for our young children, and my wife said it was a book. She was right. I fictionalized the names and it was published and is amazingly, still in print.
Fictional parts:
1. The fight with “Big Willie” (actual name Big Jimmy Timms) took place 3 yrs later than it appears to in the story
2. Edna was far worse than I represented her. So was my father. Both were physically violent.
3. Uncle Shim (Shen) and the dinner with the Chess Society never happened. My editor asked me to create a banquet, so I did.
4. Coach Tony’s anger at me, like the final street fight, occurred years later.
Thank you for asking — and for your patience.
All best to you and your courage,
Gus
Did a girl really beat you up and stuff you in a trash can? You were smart to take up martial arts. Did she apologize after reading about this event in China Boy?
Did Jimmy Timms ever apologize?