Since the 1900s, there has been a population in South Florida that has enriched our community and given in a silent way a wealth to our culture. The lives of many Chinese men and women have provided a character unseen and until now. Chines'e in Southeast Florida 1900-1992 gives us the history, the contributions, and the stimulus the Chinese people have provided to the formation and
growth of South Florida. Josephine Shih Gordy has captured the essence of what has gone unnoticed for almost a century.

This book is an affirmation of the selfless ways of a community that have made a marked difference in all our lives; it relates the essence of love and commitment to our society. It reminds me of the essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance, which illustrates the importance of contributions by singular individuals, acting in community, to the growth and enrichment ofany society.

 This book honors the heartfelt contributions of so many Chinese people who have come to South Florida from all corners of the world. The time for their recognition is here, with the appearance of this book.

Juan J Fuentes
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
January 1997

Chinese in Southeast Florida 1900-1992 by Josephine Shih Gordy
Publisher: Broadley Publishing, 1770 NW 187th Terrace, Miami, Florida 33056