Susie has so many wonderful memories in that home. They're a wonderful family. Very supportive of each other.

They've lived in that home forever. As a matter of fact, I think Steve has lived there all his life. I know Steve has done a lot of work on that house. They're just a really nice family.

They have a lot of family and a lot of friends who love and are concerned about them. This is a tragedy, but they'll be taken care of.

Historically, in Chinese society, a woman's place in the family was never secure. In her own home, she was seen as marginal to the family since a son carried on the family name and contributed more to the family's livelihood. It was expected that girls would eventually be taken away to join their husbands' families after they were married.

It's memories for them to grow with. It's also things they can do to keep themselves occupied while they're home from school on break.

She has never tried to find out what happened to her family — her mother or her relatives in Ireland. But over and over, Molly begins to understand as she listens to the tapes, Vivian has come back to the idea that the people who matter in our lives stay with us, haunting our most ordinary moments. They're with us in the grocery store, as we turn a corner, chat with a friend. They rise up through the pavement; we absorb them through our soles.