"You must see your sisters and tell them about your mothers death," says Auntie Ying. "But most important, you must tell them about her life. The mother they did not know, they must now know."

"See my sisters, tell them about my mother," I say, nodding. "What will I say? What can I tell them about m[...]

Once again I had told my mother what she wanted to hear: "Youre right. Ill look into it."

I had always assumed we had an unspoken understanding about these things: that she didnt really mean I was a failure, and I really meant I would try to respect her opinions more. But listening to Auntie Lin ton[...]

After fleeing Kweilin, your mother walked for several days trying to find a main road. Her thought was to catch a ride on a truck or wagon, to catch enough rides until she reached Chungking, where her husband was stationed.

She had sewn money and jewelry into the lining of her dress, enough, she tho[...]