# All Our Ordinary Stories

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- Authors: [Teresa Wong](https://www.bookquiver.com/teresa-wong)
- Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
- ISBN: 978-15-5152-949-3
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2024-10-24
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Beginning with her mother''s stroke in 2014, Teresa Wong takes us on a moving journey through time and place to locate the beginnings of the disconnection she feels from her parents. Through a series of stories - some epic, like her mother and father''s daring escapes from communes during China''s Cultural Revolution, and some banal, like her quitting Chinese school to watch Saturday morning cartoons - Wong carefully examines the cultural, historical, language, and personality barriers to intimacy in her family, seeking answers to the questions ''Where did I come from?'' and ''Where are we going?'' At the same time, she discovers how storytelling can bridge distances and help make sense of a life. A book for children of immigrants trying to honour their parents'' pasts while also making a different kind of future for themselves, All Our Ordinary Stories is poignant in its understated yet nuanced depictions of complicated family dynamics. Wong''s memoir is a heartfelt exploration of identity and inheritance, as well as a testament to the transformative power of stories both told and untold.