The author, having exhibited genuine pianistic talent as a young girl, emigrated with her brother and widowed mother from China to attend the Juilliard School in New York. In this collection of personal essays, she reflects upon the complex relationship with her mother and how the dual Chinese-American identity has affected her personal and professional life. Now, a retired college administrator, mother, and grandmother, the author explores how the act of chasing memory still shapes and directs a life.



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