only to end each year with hope that we had achieved the Federal Reserves targeted economic soft-landing.

Benny remembered that when he arrived it was around Thanksgiving and it was the first time he had turkey.I worked as a job developer with the Oakland Chinese Community Council.

Their children became high achievers in public schools.in basketball in 1972 and the Americans beat the Russians in hockey in 1980.who was registered as an American citizen.

to leave a good job at IBM and go to a start-up.maybe as a poor peasant with a water buffalo growing a small crop of rice.

In the late 70s before I obtained a full-time teaching job.

which limited Chinese immigration.It has been translated into more than 15 languages.

Aoyama was born in 1970 in Aichi Prefecture.a recently retired salaryman searches for newfound purpose.

— BooklistTheres more to Aoyamas novel than kindness.— KirkusA comforting read filled with serendipity and simple wisdom.