Double Luck is the story of a boy named Lu Chi Fa who was born in China. When he was three years old, both his parents died, leaving him one thing: his name, which means "new beginning." For an orphan passed from relative to relative, and even sold into slavery, the name "new beginning" was most appropriate.

Excerpt from the book: I don't remember the name of the Communist chief who paid five hundred pounds of rice for me. He was middle-aged and had recently married for the first time. His new wife had a twenty-year-old son. Communist Father reasoned that his stepson was too old for him to train, but I was a very small boy, and in his eyes, I was still trainable. Little Chi Fa would make an obedient son. Communist Father said this his stepson was Number One Son and I was Number Two Son. We made him twice lucky. That was how I got my new name, Shang Shii, which means "double luck."

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You can purchase copies Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan at Amazon.com or by writing to Double Luck.

Double Luck's story is filled to the brim with account after account of how the human spirit can triumph. In the Chinese language, the word "crisis" is written with two symbols: one meaning "danger" and the other meaning "opportunity." Chi Fa's childhood certainly was filled with crisis. It was fraught with danger. But through his struggles, Double Luck always looked for opportunity. His amazing story will give every person who learns of it the best that life has to offer - hope in days of despair and strength in unfortunate times.

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When Chi Fa was a little boy and called out for help, no one answered. He promised himself then and there, that if ever he were successful he would do something to help others. Now that his memoirs have been published, he is keeping that promise. Copies of Double Luck are sold in his restaurant, at book signings, and online. Revenue from sales have been given to the Morro Bay and Atascadero libraries in California for their children's programs. Additional contributions have been made to the Morro Bay Library to renovate their children's room and to Cal Poly (in San Luis Obispo) for student scholarships.

Signing books.	As many others do, Marjorie Judd of Troy, Kansas, came to meet Chi Fa at his restaurant.

Write to Double Luck or sign up for Update information. The Coffee Pot Restaurant is located at 1001 Front Street (on the Embarcadero) in Morro Bay, California 93442. Hours: 7am-2pm daily.

Contributions are invited for the Gordon Lu/Osher Initiative Scholarship being established at Porterville College for students in good standing with identified financial need.   The scholarship recognizes the inspiration that Gordon has offered PC students for nearly a decade of appearances to talk about his life and book, Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan. To establish this scholarship of $1,000 a year in perpetuity, the Porterville College Foundation has until mid-June to raise sufficient funds to qualify for matching Osher funds from the CA Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment. Those wishing to make a tax-deductible contribution for the scholarship should make their check out to PC Foundation and drop it off at The Coffee Pot Restaurant, which Gordon has owned and operated for the past 20 years: 1001 Front St., Morro Bay, CA 93442-4009.  For additional information, call Milt Carrigan @ 805-458-8816. August, 2011 Now that the Gordon Lu/Osher scholarship has been established, contributions are invited for the Gordon Lu Scholarship Fund, part of Porterville's College Annual Fund, which will award a scholarship each year with a sum determined by Gordon and the College, based on the contributions made during the year to the fund. As with contributions made to the Lu/Osher scholarship, donors should make checks out to Porterville College Foundation and note in the memo field Gordon Lu Scholarship Fund.  Checks could be sent to Gordon at the Coffee Pot (1001 Front St., Morro Bay, CA 93442) or to the the Porterville College Foundation (100 East College Ave., Porterville, CA 93257  Attention: Carol Bodine). Read More   Information Below From the Bay News, June 2-8, 2011 Donations are being sought for the Gordon Lu / Osher Initiative Scholarship being established at Porterville College for students in good standing with identified financial need. The scholarship recognized the inspiration that Lu has offered PC students for nearly a decade of appearances to talk about his live and book, "Double Luck: Memoirs of a Chinese Orphan." To establish this scholarship of $1,000 a year in perpetuity, the Porterville College Foundation has until mid-June to raise the money to qualify for matching Osher funds from the California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment. Those wishing to make a tax-deductible contribution for the scholarship should make a check out to: PC Foundation and drop it off at The Coffee Pot Restaurant, 1001 Front St., Morro Bay, which Lu has owned and operated for the past 20 years. For additional information, call Milt Carrigan at (805) 458-8816.