This memoir is labor of love chronicling Dr. Mar's very rich life history. Dr. Mar's stories bring to life what it was like to be Chinese in twentieth-century America. There is Immigration intrigue. Depression-era survival. Family tragedy and drama. WWII at the ground level. Overcoming barriers. Finally making it and leaving a lasting mark.

It’s all here. It’s about family. It’s about tenacity and scrappiness. It’s about a century’s worth of history. It’s about legacy and what is important. Read it. It’s big stuff. You will feel humbled.