Journey of the Wild Geese

By Jayson Lee

"Money is the only thing that doesn't discriminate. It can even buy political influence. If money can't make you happy, nothing every will," Eugene declares to his children. Jayson Lee takes us back... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977997405
• ISBN13: 9780977997404
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Heritage Library Press
• Length: 457 Pages

Customer Reviews

Survival - Against all odds

Jayson Lee tells his story of one Korean family's struggle for survival in a foreign land with vivid clarity, compassion and honesty. "Journey of the Wild Geese" is a compelling story which grabs the reader's attention and holds it from start to finish. The book is both entertaining and informative. I learned some details of California history never mentioned in the academic history books as well as some interesting facts about Korean family life. Mr. Lee has done an amazing job in re- searching, gathering, sorting information and weaving it into an intricate, magnificant story of human interactions, daily struggles, joys and triumphs. Mr. Lee has an exquisite talent of describing and detailing an emotion so realistically that the reader truly experiences the story. "Journey of the Wild Geese" is a statement for anyone or any group of people who have been a target of racism. Best of all, the story serves as a perfect example of how we can all overcome obstacles through intelligent reasoning, right action, courage and persistence. In my opinion, "Journey of the Wild Geese" is truly a great master piece and will prove to be a significant contribution to the world of literature.

Indeed, this is a quintessential story of the wild geese, immigrants

I have read this book, "Journey of the Wild Geese" by Jayson Lee, with great enthusiasm, interest, and appreciation. Looking through the façade and window of an early Korean immigrant family (Eugene's), one could fathom the hardships they had to endure during the transplantation process into the totally new environment. I can see the wide spectrum of their life experiences they had gone through - trepidation, tragedy, Korean-Japanese predicament, prevailing racism, flaunting discrimination, resiliency, high spouse fidelity, joys and agonies of pioneer, loves, etc. At the end, the bottom line is that Eugene (an immigrant) held his family in thrall against the backdrop of harsh reality, and despite of death of the wife and Daniel, one of his sons. The book illustrates unbending characters to hardship and ways of overcoming it, perhaps quintessence of Korean. The author must have spent a lot of time to garner all the information including chronological-historical events during 1910s -1940s and tracing back the likelihood of life style of Korean immigrants at the time and place. This book story is consistent with what I heard from the descendants of the first Korean Hawaii immigrants. I second Lois Gilbert for "the rich setting and characters" in the book. In my opinion, the book is also appropriately spiced with sentiments, unsatisfied desire, and romances. Exquisite expression throughout the book is awesome. Young M. Lee, Ph.D. (Carmichael, CA) Retired University Academic Administrator and Director