· The Jade Pendant is an amazing book that incorporates nonfiction elements into a captivating and well-written read/5(11). The Jade Pendant. Peony - A vibrant and beautiful girl raised in China by her widower father. He taught her reading, calligraphy, painting and kung fu. At age four, she resisted foot-binding. At 16, she rejected an arranged marriage; repulsed rape attempts in Hong Kong by her uncle; and signed on as a domestic to a brothel in San Francisco for Author: L P Leung. · The Jade Pendant: Directed by Po-Chih Leong. With Godfrey Gao, Clara Lee, Tzi Ma, Mark Boone Junior. A tragic love story set against the lynching of 18 Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, in /10().
But the remarkable truth is that it took place in the burgeoning California metropolis of Los Angeles in , and its victims were 18 Chinese men and boys. That crime is the culmination of the story of The Jade Pendant, the Western film based on the novel by Hong Kong immigrant L.P. Leung. It's a story he's been wanting to tell for over The Jade Pendant. by L. P. Leung. Published: Paperback: pages. 0 members reading this now 0 club reading this now 1 member has read this book. Recommended to book clubs by 1 of 1 members. Peony - A vibrant and beautiful girl raised in China by her widower father. He taught her reading, calligraphy, painting and kung fu. Fleeing an arranged marriage in China, the independent Peony signs a contract to work as a "flower girl" in America, where she meets Tom, an American .
The Jade Pendant: Directed by Po-Chih Leong. With Godfrey Gao, Clara Lee, Tzi Ma, Mark Boone Junior. A tragic love story set against the lynching of 18 Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, in In , Leung wrote The Jade Pendant, an Old West novel reflecting the lives of immigrants during the first great Chinese migration to the United States. In the book, after escaping an arranged marriage in China, young Peony finds work as an indentured servant in San Francisco. The Jade Pendant is an amazing book that incorporates nonfiction elements into a captivating and well-written read.
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