"Full of wisdom and insights earned from a life of paying attention...”
Bamboo Ridge Issue #125 is a collection of historical poems by Wing Tek Lum. It imagines life in Honolulu Chinatown circa 1900 and gives voice to the forgotten pioneer generation of sojourners and settlers, detailing the trials and temptations of this bachelor society living far from their homeland—their hard work, their diversions, their challenges, and, even amidst the notorious plague and fire, their perseverance.