Paying my respects in my grandfather’s childhood home

Gino & Linda braving the flood to record my maternal village

Paternal village alley

Paternal Village

Tea with maternal family relatives

Hanging out with honorary Rooter, Lily on her last day

Villagers in Shantou

Ellis and Jeffery on a rooftop in my paternal village

Maternal ancestors

Maternal relatives, village leaders, and Al in front of ancestral alter

Me on the rooftop of my great-uncle’s old house in the village

Rooters, leaders, and villagers braving flooded parts

Me with Al and Steve in the home my grandfather lived in as a child

Bicycle in my paternal village

Found a picture of my dad in my great-grandfather’s home

With my paternal great-uncle and villages in front of the community hall

Laughing with Steve and my great-uncle

Holding hands with my great-uncle

Lighting incense in my paternal village

An old photo album found in the home where my grandfather was born

Group selfie in front of my ancestral home

Drinking tea with my maternal relatives

Cheryl Tien - Maternal Village

Flooded home in Shantou

Pictures of my relatives living in the US in my great-grandfather’s old home

My great-uncle about to light firecrackers

Group photo in front of my grandfather’s former home

Saying goodbye to my great-uncle

Trying to cool off in my great-uncle’s old home