Many foreigners come to China to work or study, but Eduardo Somoza’s story is unlike any other. Hope and a relentless search for the link to his family on the other side of the world are intertwined.
Looking for Eden
There are millions of Chinese who have migrated to other countries for different reasons and at different times. It is estimated that the Chinese diaspora is around 60 million worldwide.
Although a large number of them arrived in nearby countries in the region, such as Malaysia, Thailand or Indonesia, others made a much longer journey, reaching as far away as Latin America.
Somoza’s maternal great-grandfather was one of
