Inthispowerfuldocumentary,MamaYang,an84-year-oldwomanlivinginNewYork,findsherselfincorrespondencewith45highsecurityprisoninmatessheviewsasherownchildren.MostareChineseAmericanimmigrants,andseeinMamaYangamotherfiguretheyneverknewbeforetheysteppedthroughprisonwalls.
ForMamaYangthough,thestoryisaboutmorethanChristiancharity.ShehadalreadylivedafulllifeinTaiwanwhenherhusbanddiedatagesixtyandhersonlosttheirhouseinafinancialblunder.ShemovedtotheUStostartanewandliveswithaTaiwaneseAmericangranddaughterthatremainsdistant.Inafilmmarkedbyfamilyseparations,MamaYangwritesletters–whethertotheincarceratedortoherowngranddaughter–toheallifetimesofwounds.
