I’d like to thank the following people for their help in bringing this work to press. First and foremost, my agent, Kimberley Cameron, and my publisher, Dan Mayer, were invaluable. It couldn’t have happened without them. Ellen Torgerson, Kiersten Robinson, Dennis Mangers, Valerie Fioravanti, and the late Joe Sheehan provided invaluable feedback during the creative process. To Donald, Jeani, Auntie, Shao, Wei, Sam, Gale, Ivory, Lu, Don, Jan, Sandy, Miyuki, Robert, Dave, and Carol, I really appreciate the moral support and the wine.