“Mama”
does not need a name. For a child, mama is mama,
the only mama. Not one to confuse, and no one can replace.
In peaceful years, mama is the paradise; in turbulent times, mama
is the safety harbor.
“Mama” has her own name, of course.
She has trodden all along--every foot step of it. She knows
all the toil and hardships of any life. She clings on to
any hope that life can ever have.
The
seven pictures here are mom in her late teens, before marriage.
In the last two pictures, the little child by her side is my cousin
(daughter of eldest uncle and aunt)
这里的七张照片摄于妈妈结婚前。最下面两张照片妈妈身边的小孩是我的表姐(大舅和大舅妈的女儿)
mama's and papa's
wedding picture of 1940
爸爸妈妈1940年的结婚照片
me with mama and papa in 1941
爸爸妈妈和我于1941年
me with mama and papa, (paternal)
grandpa and grandma, and uncle and aunt, in 1941, on the balcony
of family home
“Mama”
does not need a name. For a child, mama is mama,
the only mama. Not one to confuse, and no one can replace.
In peaceful years, mama is the paradise; in turbulent times, mama
is the safety harbor. 
