When:
May 10, 2018 @ 6:00 pm
2018-05-10T18:00:00-07:00
2018-05-10T18:30:00-07:00
Where:
Orca Books
509 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA 98501
USA
509 4th Ave E
Olympia, WA 98501
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
An American Picture Bride is the story of Toy Kay, 93, of Olympia. Born in Butte, Montana, she was raised as a daughter of the late 1800s Qing Dynasty of China.
Painfully shy and programmed to be an obedient wife, Toy married Bill Kay in an arranged marriage in 1941. Toy was 16 when Bill brought her to Olympia, Washington. She started work the very next day at the Kay family restaurant, Kay’s Café, and worked there for 33 years.
Toy’s story is one of personal and spiritual transformation. She founded the Olympia Area Chinese Association and was active in several community service organizations. For her efforts, Toy received the Living Legend Award of Thurston County in 2003.
