A account by Maria Tham of growing up Chinese in Karachi. Taken from "Cultural Curiosity: Thirteen Stories about the Search for Chinese...

Ah Leen’s Story Part 1 My father comes to India My name is Ah Leen and I was born in Sui Thang village of Canton in China. An...

in 1948, Ah Leen and her family leave behind rural life and reach cheenapada in Calcutta. They encounter a Chinatown in its full glory.