“But now that I am old, moving every year closer to the end of my life, I also feel closer to the beginning. And I remember everything that happened that day because it has happened many times in my life. The same innocence, trust, and restlessness, the wonder, fear, and loneliness. How I lost myself. I remember all these things. And tonight, on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, I also remember what I asked the Moon Lady so long ago. I wished to be found.”
This book delves into the lives of four Chinese-American mothers and their daughters, examining the cultural and generational gaps that exist between them. The narrative intertwines their personal stories, revealing the struggles and triumphs of their lives as they navigate both traditional Chinese values and the American culture they now inhabit. more
“One man’s sacrifice can light up another man’s life and flood it to its fullest possibility.”
“That which we are meant to be, we are.”
“All that I am, and all that I will be, comes from all that I was.”
“We fuck missionary for five minutes and yore bored, and We're done...”
“Destiny lies in the direction of dreams.”