Searching For My Hakka Roots

The Salt Merchant's Granddaughter from China to America and the Search for My Hakka Roots. My unexpected, surprising discoveries of my own family's more than 100 years-old clan books (zhu pu) in old Chinese (printed copy), covering 18 generations back to the Ming Dynasty (1454) in Fujian and hidden stories and over 2000 long-lost relatives.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Is the Soul Always There? My Five Year's Memories in My Tummy

Our neighbor across the street had a new baby. I bought Jonathan and Richard over for a short visit. That night when Jonathan went to bed a...

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Richard Was Born

I delivered Richard after Easter . It was a smooth delivery and I came home the next day. I could tell my mom was so excited. She waited so...

My Mother’s Visit

My mom came to help us about two months before I delivered Richard. She had not seen me for ten years . She said that I changed a lot, mostl...

Not Feeling Alone in Our House

One night not long after we moved into our house, Anthony woke up and heard music downstairs. He woke me up and asked me whether I could he...

Say Goodbye to Our College Town

Anthony was trying to finish up his work for his professor and other graduate students. I started to check apartment listings. David kindly...

Lucille Passed Away

Marjorie and Lucille’s health had worsened. First Marjorie had to go through a whole series of tests to find out what was causing her pain. ...

Looking for a Job

I quit the job at the restaurant when I found out I was expecting our first child, Jonathan, because the doctor said that I had a low plac...

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