b'In my grandfathers generation, four of them followed the Nationalist government to Taiwan. Seated in the middle row, from left to right, are my grandmother, my third great-aunt, my third great-uncle (Yi Chien, ), and my fourth great-uncle (Pufen Chien, ). My grandfather passed away early, and it was my third great-uncle who supported my father and his brothers through their education, for which my father was forever grateful.In the back row, from left to right, are Uncle Yuan Kai (), Aunt Yi, Uncle Yi (Jie Chien, ), my mother, and my father. In the front row are Uncle Yi and Aunt Yis daughter, my cousin Patricia, and me. Patricia is only eight months older than I am, and we grew up playing together. In my fathers generation, according to traditional Chinese family ranking (based on a common grandfather), seven brothers came to Taiwan. However, only Uncle Yi was his biological brother; the others were cousins. My father was the eldest son, and Uncle Yi was the third. My grandmother alternated living between our two families, and we frequently visited each other, maintaining a very close relationship.69'