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New York's Chinatown Through the Eyes of a Family That's Been There for Generations

Women Who Travel | Condé Nast Traveler

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The Importance of Family History in Flushing

Ava Jin's father walked out on her mother before she was born. She grew up in Flushing with a single mother, and had this curiosity about her family history. The book opens with you somewhat sneaking off to meet your father in Chinatown in Manhattan. "I had absolutely no idea that the side of my family that I was estranged from ... was right there"

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