"A young Scottish-American woman came to Chinatown to teach sewing for one year. She stayed for over four decades. Daring and tenacious, charming and devout, she courageously fought Chinese organized crime and American racism. She rescued hundreds of slaves and raised them as her daughters. Hers is a story of romance and intrigue, oppression and hope, perseverance and faith. Her work greatly contributed to breaking the back of the Chinese slave trade in America. She was called the most loved and hated woman in all of Chinatown. Her name was Donaldina Cameron." --from inside jacket.