Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface IX
4. CHAPTER 1 The New World 1
5. CHAPTER 2 For a Cause 10
6. CHAPTER 3 Two Prison Terms 24
7. CHAPTER 4 The Tragic Split 34
8. CHAPTER 5 A Scholarly Beginning 43
9. CHAPTER 6 The House on Pele Street 50
10. CHAPTER 7 Starting Anew 59
11. CHAPTER 8 Growing Up in a Factory 75
12. CHAPTER 9 Taking a Gamble 86
13. CHAPTER 10 A Successful Invention at Last 94
14. CHAPTER 11 Greed and Inhumanity 100
15. CHAPTER 12 The Miyoshi Bamboo 108
16. CHAPTER 13 Poinciana 116
17. CHAPTER 14 Romantic Spring of '42 125
18. CHAPTER 15 Old Men and Ladies' Handbags 134
19. CHAPTER 16 The Peace after Bombs 144
20. CHAPTER 17 A Dirge for a Wedding 150
21. CHAPTER 18 The Korean Consulate 159
22. CHAPTER 19 Mr. J 166
23. CHAPTER 20 In the Big City 171
24. CHAPTER 21 Losing the Gamble 181
25. CHAPTER 22 Up in Smoke 191
26. Epilogue 196
27. Glossary 197
28. Index 199
29. About the Author 201