Mark's Journey To The West

About the Book

After World War II and the Communist Revolution in China, Mark’s father, H. Thomas Luke, a graduate of Yenching University in Beijing, escaped with his wife Deanna, daughter Shelley, and son Hugo to Hong Kong where he taught English and wrote newspaper articles. The Luke’s relocated to Okinawa to a job with the CIA. Mark graduated with honors and played football, winning a scholarship to Trinity College where he met many college friends during the Civil Rights and Vietnam War Era. Like the great Chinese Classic, “Journey to the West”, he traveled extensively in the US and Western Europe. His lighthearted writing is about his many encounters and he offers many interesting insights into characters he met along the way.

About the Author

Hugo Luke is from the Far East Island of Okinawa, Japan where he attended school with American military dependents. He graduated from Trinity College (Hartford) and Rensselaer Polytech (New York) and traveled extensively in the US and Western Europe before settling in an engineering career in San Francisco, California.