Paper Son: Lee’s Journey to America - EXHIBIT

Wilson Ong’s last name was Wong until the fourth grade when his father revealed he used a false name to immigrate to the U.S. as a “paper son.” His father’s story isn’t that different from Lee’s story in the picturebook illustrated by Wilson, Paper Son: Lee’s Journey to America. Each of Wilson’s original oil illustrations for this book were purchased by Mary J. Wong, also the child of a paper son, and donated to the Worlds of Words Center where they are now on exhibit through August 10, 2023. Wilson’s artist sketches and color study along with the coaching book belonging to Mary’s father accompany the exhibit.

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