The Oldtimers

In The Oldtimers, his third collection of poetry, Wing Tek Lum imagines life in Honolulu China town 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.