Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. FOREWORD. Chiang Yee As I Knew Him ix
4. PREFACE xiii
5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xxiii
6. A NOTE ON ROMANIZATION xxvii
7. 1. Chinese Childhood 1
8. 2. Revolutionary Era 17
9. 3. Civil Servant 31
10. 4. No Longer in Need of a Bench 48
11. 5. “Another C. Y.” 65
12. 6. “The Thing Has Come at Last” 83
13. 7. “My Own World” 99
14. 8. Oxford Years 109
15. 9. “My English Christmas” 130
16. 10. To America 147
17. 11. Americanized 170
18. 12. “Invisible Pains” 190
19. 13. Home 208
20. 14. Family and Love 225
21. 15. China Revisited 239
22. 16. Homeward Bound 252
23. Notes 267
24. Primary Sources 295
25. Writings by Chiang Yee 297
26. Index 301