• I Will Escape (2009) by Gavin Huang

  40 Monroe Street – My family's story is one of escape. Escape from persecution, escape from ideas, escape from society, escape from daily life, escape from the mind. My father's story is a story of escape from China, fro ... Read more

• "Where Are You From?" by Hui Liang (2009) by moca

  – One thing that always lets me know New York is my real home is when people ask me where I am from. I never quite knew what to say. I would say “Manhattan, Chinatown,” and they would say “No, like ... Read more Tags: new york

• Born in My Mother's Heart (2009) by Olivia Jao Joun Kramar

  – My adoptive mother came to Changsha to adopt me. Three days later I became and American citizen. I am now 8 years old and I am Chinese and American. I love China and went back in 2008 to adopt a lit ... Read more

• Folding Joss - Remembering to Shut Up and Fold (2009) by Margaret Chen Wong

  philadelphia pennsylvania – A loved one has passed. Now it’s time to prepare for the funeral. Everyone comes together, family, close friends, the young and the not so young. We gather around a large pile of Joss. Joss is a smal ... Read more Tags: family chinese funeral joss folding regrets

• Hunt Family: First Portrait as Officially Recognized Family and U.S. Citizen (2008) by moca

  Like 55,000+ other children born in China, Vivian became a U.S. citizen at 13 months of age and moved to the U.S. with her adoptive family. Read more Tags: family portrait adoption

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