Letters Home from America

A Chinese Student's Journey at the End of the Last Century

• July 4, 1995 Prologue: I'm Comming Home
• August 21, 1995 1. The Longest Day
• September 1, 1995 2. Bread, Eggs, and Frozen Pizza
• September 11, 1995 3. An Eighth of a Mooncake
• October 07, 1995 4. My First Paycheck
• November 06, 1995 5. Must See TV
• December 08, 1995 6. Lobster at Thanksgiving
• January 3, 1996 7. A Somewhat Lonely Christmas
• January 17, 1996 8. A Hong Kong-Style Cop Thriller
• February 19, 1996 9. An Asian at Heart
• March 18, 1996 10. Expanding Waistline
• April 15, 1996 11. Crossroads
• April 22, 1996 12. I Got a Summer Job!
• May 14, 1996 13. New Jersey Bound
• June 10, 1996 14. One Dollar Up
• July 9, 1996 15. Mini United Nations
• August 5, 1996 16. Not By Choice
• September 13, 1996 17. The Girl I Met Online
• October 1, 1996 18. Nothing Is Set in Stone
• October 21, 1996 19. ’91 Toyota Corolla
• November 29, 1996 20. The Suit I Wore Twice
• January 2, 1997 21. It Suits Me Well
• April 7, 1997 22. The Swans of Town Lake
• April 28, 1997 23. With a Little Luck
• June 3, 1997 24. A 4,000-Mile Road Trip
• June 30, 1997 25. Goodbye Austin
• July 22, 1997 26. Starting to Feel Like Home
• June 18, 2026 Epilogue: How I First Met Your Mother