School Choices and Childish Ways
Today I reflect on the school choices my dad was confronted with at every stage of his education. Hindsight bestows great wisdom. In the moment, though, it’s never easy...
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My grandfather’s legacy: from general merchant to something more
I always thought of my maternal grandfather as a wealthy man but digging deeper I learn that he was a small town migrant kid who became prosperous enough to provide temporary...
Renaming Roads and Revisiting History
On a 2010 road trip with my dad to find his childhood home, I discover roads that have been renamed. Our understanding of history is anything but static.
Hello and Goodbye
I sit in my study in Adelaide, thinking of the journey that my paternal grandfather took from China to Malaya somewhere between 1900 and 1930. It’s an imprecise...