Lessons from the Fair: Chapter 1

This is the first chapter in a historical fiction story based on a friendship that started at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 between an American girl and Filipino boy. Both characters meet before starting their college education and spend the next 6 years staying in touch through letters and eventually reuniting in New York City. The story is told through a flashback 60 years after the World's Fair and focuses on issues of gender, schooling, race, and love.