Henion Han

…an intimate revelation of one immigrant family’s history and the notion of what creates a feeling of "home" and belonging. The story begins with the extraordinary events of Han's parents' early lives, their childhood on an island off mainland China, their arranged marriage and tragic separation, and their touching reunion in South Africa 14 years later. A Letter to My Cousin gives an insider's view of what it was like to live as a second-class citizen during the apartheid years – moving from Hainan Island to South Africa, from Taiwan to the United States, following Han's ailing father, preparing for the afterlife.