Learning from My Mother's Voice: Family Legend and the Chinese American Experience - Paperback

by Jean Lau Chin (Author)

A compelling saga of a mother and daughter's Journey to the West capturing the themes of separation, loss, guilt, and bicultural identity in the journey of immigration. Blending mythology and symbols of East and West, past and present into a bonding and healing tapestry, the author captures the voice of her mother, Fung Gor Lee, in a moving account that will resonate with all Americans who have immigrant roots--and create the family legend that all families should have.

Author Biography

Jean Lau Chin, EdD, ABPP is a professor of psychology at Adelphi University in New York. She was the first Asian to be a licensed psychologist in Massachusetts and has held extensive leadership roles including Dean at Adelphi University and Alliant International University, and Executive Director of South Cove Community Health Center and the Thom Clinic in Boston.