JAMES PAE
Letters to Gabriel: My Enduring Memories as an Immigrant in America
James Pae iUniverse, Mar 16, 2010 - Biography & Autobiography - 124 pages
In the midst of post-war Korea, James Pae came into the world, as an only son to his parents struggling to find their place in the world. Unfortunately, at the age of five, Paes parents separated and he and his father immigrated to America in 1973. With a single bag in hand, hearts filled with promises, and deep rooted dreams, they hoped to find a new life in a foreign land.
Since that long ago day, Pae has come to embrace the American life in all its winding, twisting paths. From living in Chicagos inner city slums as a boy to his training with the Chicago Police Academy as a man, Pae learned to deal with the rigors of life in this new country. But it was when he met his future wife, Joyce, that the lessons learned from an early age in Korea to adulthood in America finally made sense.
Letters to Gabriel shares his extraordinary story of hope, struggle, and perseverance in the form of ten letters written to his unborn son intermixed with commentary on Paes life. Written while sitting at the kitchen table of his Chicago home, Paes deeply intimate narrative encompasses the spectrum of human emotion. More than an autobiography, this story reveals the extraordinary link between father and son, and how our parents sacrifices can sometimes only be appreciated once we make them ourselves.
Chapter 2 The Year of the Ox 1997 16 Chapter 3 The Year of the Tiger 1998 24 Chapter 4 The Year of the Rabbit 1999 36 Chapter 5 The Year of the Dragon 2000 48 Chapter 6 The Year of the Snake 2001 62 Chapter 7 The Year of the Horse 2002 76 Chapter 8 The Year of the Sheep 2003 86 Chapter 9 The Year of the Monkey 2004 96 Chapter 10 The Year of the Rooster 2005 106 About the Author 114 Copyright
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Common terms and phrases 2002 Dear Gabriel afterward aircraft Airlines American Angeles arrived baby back home beautiful breath Bruce Lee Buffalo buffalo girl Buffalo Grove called celebrate Chicago Chinese City colorful cruise culture dance didn’t dinner doctor dream drove early eyes father feel felt flight friends gift girl growing happy heart hospital Humboldt Park Hyun immigrant island Joyce Joyce’s dad Kauai Kennedy Expressway kids Korean learned life’s lives Magnificent Mile man’s memories miles Misawa Air Base morning mother Narita International Airport never night O’Hare International Airport ofthe once one’s Park passed passengers remember restaurant returned home Seoul Seoul National University Seven Mile Bridge share sister smile South Korea spirit stayed streets survived there’s things took tradition traveling U.S. Virgin Islands waiting walked wanted wedding week wife wonderful would’ve
About the author (2010) James Pae was born in 1965 in Korea and came to America in 1973. He graduated from Roosevelt University and received training from the Chicago Police Academy in 1990 and the U.S. Department of Labor’s OSHA Training Institute in 2001. Pae served as chairman of the safety committee with the Department of Aviation’s Safety & Security at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. He lives in Irvine, California, with his wife and two children.
Bibliographic information QR code for Letters to Gabriel Title Letters to Gabriel: My Enduring Memories as an Immigrant in America Author James Pae Publisher iUniverse, 2010 ISBN 1450214150, 9781450214155 Length 124 pages Subjects Biography & Autobiography › General
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