Dead Leaves Make Loud Noises (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798270078409)

This story follows Lee Wang. His journey doesn't match mine exactly, but we wrestle with the same questions:
How do you move through a world that misunderstands you?
How do you serve others and still keep your dignity?
How do you notice the warning signs before it's too late?

This story is about people who lived in between. They didn't fit neatly into the world around them. This is about a Black woman and a Chinese man who fell in love and started a life together in Texas. Their son, Lee, was raised between cultures. He learned how to notice what others missed. He learned how to survive. This book covers many parts of life: family, land, war, love, and identity. It's about the quiet strength it takes to keep your pride when others try to take it. It's about learning from your parents and using what they gave you to keep moving forward. Lee's story is fiction, but the world he lives in is real. The laws, the prejudice, and the hardship were real. People like Lee were often overlooked. They had little power, but they had knowledge. They paid attention. They watched their steps. They taught their children to stay alert. I hope this story makes you feel something. I hope you hear the quiet fights, the hidden love, the risk, and the hope. I hope you notice the sound of dead leaves under careful feet. Because sometimes: "Dead leaves make loud noises."
And we need to listen.