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Frances, what did you learn from your mother?

Frances, what did you learn from your mother?

Update: 2024-05-09

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In honor of Mother's Day, Krista sits down with Frances Chow, whose mother married into a polyamorous family in 1940s China. Frances explains the complex family dynamics and high expectations her mother learned to navigate, the political turmoil that forced her parents to flee to Hong Kong, and the opportunity that eventually brought Frances to the United States.

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