I find myself missing my wife and family more than usual tonight. I hope my wife knows it was best for her to stay behind to care for our children and elders. I work diligently day and night in hopes of going back wealthy to support them. Unfortunately, my journey to Gam Saan has not been what I had imagined. “Gam Saan promised not only gold to be mined but also opportunities for employment.” (Takaki 34) Instead, I am faced with competition, discrimination, and hazardous working conditions with insufficient pay. I have been hired by the Central Pacific Railroad Company owned by Mr. Charles Crocker. It is men like him who take advantage of us wah gung. He has employed the Chinese because he knows we will work as well as the whites and are willing
