In this simply told life story, an orphaned boy struggles against poverty in a small Philippine town, finds support from the local YMCA, manages to get an education, migrates to Canada and gains prominence as a civic and community leader in his adopted country. What makes this story unique is Ding Cunanan's humility in recounting his efforts to get ahead in life, the great opportunities and pitfalls he encountered working and living in a foreign land, and how he paid back the goodness he received in life by being kind to the less fortunate. Truly a tale of a life well lived.
By Eleanor del Rio-Laquian and Aprodicio A. Laquian
