in loving memory of Janet Jue,
the Goddess from Los Angeles
who one day magically appeared at my doorstep in China
-- from halfway across the world --
to take me home to sunny California
to bloom my best
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a memoir about losing mom...twice
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"Inspiration Ice Cream: Tips for Blooming Your Best" ~ (A Memoir)
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AUTHOR: Jennifer Bao Yu "Precious Jade" Jue-Steuck, writing as "J.S. LONDON" ~ COVER ART & ILLUSTRATIONS by Kelly Brownlee (forthcoming)
Dedicated to Glorious You
From the Book's Preface...Inspiration Ice Cream
Sprinkles for Your Creative Muse...
About Me
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- Jennifer Bao Yu "Precious Jade" Jue-Steuck
- We traveled on the winter wind of 1979, guided by a dancing star. My Birthmother is from JIANGSU Province, China. Adopted from TAIPEI by Americans from LOS ANGELES. I have been an orphan, an immigrant, an American citizen, an illegal alien, a legal klutz, a travel writer, a Harvard grad, and (continue to be) the proud big sister of Chris, my brother (adopted from Seoul, South Korea). My dad, a football fanatic from Pasadena, was a professional photographer; my mom, an "LA girl" who loved frogs & lizards, was an artist, art teacher and poet. I grew up in the artistic enclave of Laguna Beach (Orange County), California, enveloped in the protective circle of my "Chinese aunties," many of whom were writers and most of whom were not Chinese at all! Some "aunties" had blond hair. Some spoke Chinese. Or Spanish or French. Some wrestled with ghosts from an unwritten past. But all of them were my aunties - strong, proud survivors... Jennifer's memoir about her (adoptive) mom's ovarian cancer battle, "Inspiration Ice Cream," is a fundraiser book for Oxfam and the American Cancer Society. "Bloom Your Best"
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"Inspiration Ice Cream: Tips for Blooming Your Best" ~ (A Memoir)
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AUTHOR: Jennifer Bao Yu "Precious Jade" Jue-Steuck, writing as "J.S. LONDON" ~ COVER ART & ILLUSTRATIONS by Kelly Brownlee (forthcoming)