The Paper Daughters of Chinatown by Heather B Moore

 

This historical fiction was eye opening.  While the subjects of prostitution, abuse, and human trafficking are horrific, Heather Moore does an excellent job of  not being too graphic.  Through her novel, Moore spotlights the life of Donaldina Cameron, an unstoppable champion of human rights.  At a mission house in San Francisco in the late 1890s and into the 1930s, Ms. Cameron led raids into Chinatown with the police force and worked tirelessly to gain legal freedom for abused Chinese slave women.  She worked on teaching the girls skills and helped over 3,000 women in her lifetime.  This book has inspired me to look for ways to support victims of human trafficking in my own area.  I will be forever inspired by Ms. Cameron's example of Christlike charity for all people.