Transnational migration in the exclusion era: Grandfather Wong Doo Set -- Immigration and settlement in Beloit, Wisconsin: Charles Wong -- Surviving and thriving in Beloit: Yee Shee -- Family, work, and wartime service: Gim, Fung, and George -- Part of a national community: Helen, Harry, Frank, and Mary -- Family reunions: legacies and advice for the next generations -- Epilogue: return to Mong Dee: Mary Wong Palmer