In the Land of the Free (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Edith Maude Eaton
- First Published: 1909
- Type of Plot: Sketch
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: San Francisco, California
- Principal Characters: Hom Hing, Lae Choo, James Clancey
- Genres: Short fiction, Sketch
- Subjects: Children, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Missions or missionaries, California, West, U.S., Pregnancy, Immigration or emigration, Death or dying, Infants, San Francisco, Chinese Americans, Rejection
- Locales: San Francisco, CA
The Story
After discovering that she is pregnant, Lae Choo, the dutiful, obedient wife of Hom Hing, returns from California to China so that her child will be born in her homeland. While she awaits the birth of their first son, her husband's aged parents fall ill. A good Confucian wife, Lae Choo remains to care for them. After the death of both parents, she returns to San Francisco with her young son. At the immigration desk, Lae Choo and Hom Hing have a problem. They filed their immigration papers before the birth of their child, so their baby does not have proper...
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