Chinese author, Da Chen,
grew up in the deep south of
China
, running barefoot in muddy fields and riding the backs of water buffaloes. Da arrived in
America
at the age of 23 with $30 in his pocket, a bamboo flute, and a heart filled
with hope. He attended Columbia University School of Law on a full scholarship,
and upon graduating, worked for the Wall Street investment banking firm of
Rothschilds, Inc. before writing his first memoir Colors of the Mountain.
Da is seen here playing his flute at the kick-off the Bridgeport-Shelton Big Read on April 5, 2008 at the Barnum Museum
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