Eye opening perspective useful to help understand stories of many migrants

I confess much ignorance of the period from 1930s Shanghai to the present. By tracing the stories from childhood through adulthood, the reader is able to appreciate not just the political forces of the Communists against the Nationalists but the varied devastating personal family influences. Although Americans have some sense of discrimination against “The Orientals,” these many stories bring the challenges to life. My only complaint is that this is a very long book; otherwise, I can not recommend it any more than I already have.