Table of Contents
Foreword 6
Ireland: A Restless Pull Andrew McCarthy 8
Angola and Virginia Traveling to the Truth Joe Mozingo 34
Argentina: An Accident of History Alex Bellos 42
Cambodia The Reluctant Traveler Nawuth Keat Martha E. Kendall 50
British Columbia, Canada: Sun and Shadows Joyce Maynard 60
Ontario, Canada Secrets and Spirits Tiffany Thornton 70
Croatia: A Year of Living Differently Jennifer Wilson 90
Cuba Indefinite Voluntary Departure Juan José Valdes 80
Czech Republic The Mandolin's Story Joseph Hurka 100
England Another Uncertain Voyage Jim Eagles 110
Germany: The Never Ending Story Joe Yogerst 118
India an Indian Summer Pico Iyer 128
Japan Of Deserts and Rice Paddies Edward Iwata 138
Laos and Vietnam The Birthday Present Thomas Fuller 148
Mexico My Insurgent Granny Peter McBride 156
Norway Following the Son Dave Hage 164
Peru My Years of Magical Thinking Marie Arana 172
The Philippines and California MacArthur, My Mother, and Me Barbara A. Noe 182
Krakow, Poland Where Old and New Worlds Collide Nina Strochlic 190
Russia A Warm Cold War Reunion Hilary Mandleberg 138
Scotland Finding William Andrew Evans 208
Sicily Italy A Hunger for Family Renée Restivo 218
Taiwan Republic of China The Eighth Sister Mei-Ling Hopgood 226
Tanzania My Family, My Tribe Donovan Webster 234
Ulster, Ireland, and Northern Ireland Three Generations, One Distant Family History Liz Beatty 244
Illinois, United States A Heartland History Diane Johnson 252
Genealogy 101 262
Country-Specific Information 267
Illustrations Credits 280
Index 281