Inthispowerfuldocumentary,MamaYang,an84yearoldwomanlivinginNewYork,findsherselfincorrespondencewith45highsecurityprisoninmatessheviewsasherownchildrenMostareChineseAmericanimmigrants,andseeinMamaYangamotherfiguretheyneverknewbeforetheysteppedthroughprisonwalls                  
                  ForMamaYangthough,thestoryisaboutmorethanChristiancharityShehadalreadylivedafulllifeinTaiwanwhenherhusbanddiedatagesixtyandhersonlosttheirhouseinafinancialblunderShemovedtotheUStostartanewandliveswithaTaiwaneseAmericangranddaughterthatremainsdistantInafilmmarkedbyfamilyseparations,MamaYangwritesletters–whethertotheincarceratedortoherowngranddaughter–toheallifetimesofwounds                          
                
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