'Orphan Bachelors' memoir explores the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act

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In “Orphan Bachelors,” Fae Myenne Ng wrote about her family and the elderly men who populated San Francisco’s Chinatown when she was growing up. All were impacted by the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

The book is now out in paperback, and we revisit host Deepa Fernandes’ conversation from May 2023.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.