Fifth Chinese daughter / Jade Snow Wong ; with a new introduction by the author ; illustrations by Kathryn Uhl.

The world was new -- The world grows -- Forgiveness from heaven -- Grandmother and her world back home -- Lucky to be born a Chinese -- Uncle Kwok -- Learning to be a Chinese housewife -- The taste of independence -- Saturday's reward and Sunday's holiday -- "One who or that which slips" -- With eyes on China -- Cousin Kee -- A person as well as a female -- Girl meets boy -- A measure of freedom -- Marriage old and new style -- An unexpected offer--and a decision -- "Learning can never be poor or exhausted" -- Musicians on and off stage -- She finds her hands -- A summer of excitements -- Sending the ships to war -- "A little child shall lead them" -- Rediscovering Chinatown -- The sanctum of harmonious spring -- Alas, she was born too tall -- A life plan is cast -- "The work of one day is gazed upon for one thousand days."