THE PAPER DAUGHTERS OF CHINATOWN by Heather B Moore

THE PAPER DAUGHTERS OF CHINATOWN by Heather B Moore. What a fascinating story. Donaldina was such an amazing woman. Her courage and strength motivated me to want to do better not only as a woman but as a human. What she was able to do for the girls brought to American under false pretense was incredible. She, and all those who helped her, are a heroes in all definitions of the word. What an incredibly eye opening book that I would recommend to just about anyone. It might not be suitable for younger readers due to the subject of human trafficking. There is nothing graphic or explicit, but it is heavy content.

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A powerful story based on true events surrounding Donaldina Cameron and other brave women who fought to help Chinese-American women escape discrimination and slavery in the late 19th century in California.

When Donaldina Cameron arrives at the Occidental Mission Home for Girls in 1895, she intends to teach sewing skills to young Chinese women immigrants, but, within days, she discovers that the job is much more complicated than perfect stitches and even hems. San Francisco has a dark side, one where a powerful underground organization--the criminal tong--brings Chinese young women to America to sell them as slaves. With the help of Chinese interpreters and the Chinatown police squad, Donaldina becomes a tireless social reformer to stop the abominable slave and prostitution trade.

Mei Lien believes she is sailing to the "Gold Mountain" in America to become the wife of a rich Chinese man. Instead she finds herself sold into prostitution--beaten, starved, and forced into an opium addiction. It is only after a narrow escape that she hears of the mission home and dares to think there might be hope for a new life.