I have always had a queue of books waiting to be written, some of them in progress for years. Realistically, in whatever time I have left, how many of those is it feasible for me to actually finish? With much prayer and careful thought, I’ve reduced them to two—Eternal River
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As a Third Generation Chinese American, I felt a responsibility to collect the stories of my clan because there were not many books from the inside of a Chinese immigrant family. The first book was Inside the Oy Quong Laundry, my mother’s memoir. My mother was reluctant to tell more
Every year I get 2 birthdays and 3 new years. I have January 1, my birthday, and Chinese New Year, which varies according to the lunar calendar. I like having three chances to make a good start on my new year’s resolutions. Most of the time Chinese New Year falls
Since it’s still Chinese New Year week, I wanted to share a story from my mother’s point-of-view as princess of the parade. This is from the book I wrote with her about her life Inside the Oy Quong Laundry. This is what she said: Once in awhile when it got