I dedicate this book to my son Leslie, because he agreed to travel with me to Shanghai, Bogota, and my birthplace Gumbinnen, otherwise this book would never have been written.
Now he knows my background, and he can answer any questions his children and future grandchildren may have.
Many American friends asked me about my past when they heard my German accent, and when I told my story they would say, write a book so finally I did.
I wish I could thank many people for helping me to write it, b.
