On October 09th 2024, the UH Center for Chinese Studies co-sponsored EALL on the EALL Talk: Imagining the Life in Honolulu Chinatown circa 1900 from the book, The Oldertimers by Wing Tek Lum.
In The Oldtimers, Wing Tek Lum imagines life in Honolulu Chinatown circa 1900, giving voice to the forgotten pioneer generation of sojourners and settlers, detailing the trials and temptations of this bachelor society living far from their homeland – their hard work, their diversions, their challenges, and even amidst the notorious plague and fire, their perseverance and strength.
Wing Tek Lum is a Honolulu businessman and poet. Bamboo Ridge Press has published three collections of his poetry: Expounding the Doubtful Points (1987), The Nanjing Massacre: Poems (2012), and The Oldtimers (newly released).
