Stories of the Good Old Days

These short stories focus on growing up in an ethnic neighborhood. It is written not only for entertainment, but to also show that minorities have much in common with mainstream Americans.

This book's short stories follow the author's life growing up in the ethnic neighborhood of San Pedro Street, across from the City Market in Los Angeles. Some of the stories are true happenings and others are fiction. The fiction stories are written through the author's youthful lens during the Great Depression, World War II, and the post-war eras. They are intended to show that minorities have much in common with mainstream Americans. These stories are written not only to entertain, but to also help the reader bring back memories of the good old days.

Rodney H. Chow was born in San Francisco, California. He's a proud, U.S. Army veteran who graduated from the University of Southern California with bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering. He retired from Civil Engineer and Land Developer consulting to become a farmer in Santa Barbara. He previously authored "American As Apple Pie."