The most uncomfortable aspect of assimilation into the new culture and society for Asian children who immigrate to America is of course the fact that we have racial characteristics that naturally make us stand out as being different from all our school mates. For my two brothers and me, this experience was to be part of our lives multiple times. We had moved to Beijing from Manchuria in 1930 to escape the Japanese invasion of China through Manchuria in 1931……
The inception of this book occurred following the passing of my mother in 2002; my father had passed in 1998; and my oldest brother passed away in 1996. When my mother passed away, I realized that my husband David and I were the only ones in our immediate family that had any real experience with China and Chinese culture. My brothers and I had a very Chinese upbringing as our immigration to the United States was in the minds of…..