"In 1937, when the telegram about the Marco Polo Bridge Incident reached Penang, Grandfather was cutting the ribbon for a new rubber plantation." The old man's fingers gently caressed the map, "He tore up the congratulatory speech on the spot and ascended the podium shouting, 'Huaxia is in crisis!'"
"At that time, the overseas Chinese in the Southern Ocean were setting off an unprecedented wave of resistance against Japan and aid for China. In every street and alley, the wonton noodle vendors donated half of their daily income; the rubber tappers gave up all the wages they had saved for half a year. Grandfather went even further, selling three properties and, through Mr. Chen Jiageng's 'Nanyang Overseas Chinese Relief for the Nation's Refugees' organization, sent ten whole trucks of medical supplies to the southwestern rear."
