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Fujia Ge, also named as Alex Ge, who was born in 1939. He was an immigrant from China. Now he lives in Mesa, Arizona. He has two sons and four grandchildren. He usually spends his days on the gardening and golf. He used to work as a painter. He still loves to paint when he was free. Compare to the first 30 years what he has been through; this seems a heaven for him. In 1939, the year when Alex born. The war between China and Japan has become more and more violent. Two older brothers of Alex were called into army and killed by Japanese tank during the war. His parents were extremely sorrowful. In order to keep the last son of the family, they want to send their little son to America. However, it was so difficult to give Alex a legal identification which can let Alex go to the foreign country easily. In September of 1939, German invaded Poland. France and Britain declared the war to German at the same year. World War II started. Because of the support by Soviet and America, Chinese army started to fight back. More soldiers gave up their lives to protect the homeland. Alex’s parent also found some support. The uncle of Alex, who moved to United States few years ago, sent them a letter says that he can take care of Alex, the only son of the family. During that period of time, United States didn’t get involved to the World War II. It seems the safest place in the world.
On May 5th 1940, little Alex went abroad. His parents sold all the things in hometown even the old house. Alex’s father used to work as a famous painter in China. But he decided to sold all of his painting. The time on the ship was the most horrible time for the family. There was about 20 people stay in a small room. A lot of people get sick, and the flu spread out quickly. Every day, some people dead. The food was never enough for adults. Alex’s dad gave his food to his wife, so Alex’s mom can have enough milk to feed the little Alex. After three months on the sea, the

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