It was successful until the authorities found out. My father was upset about that, so he set up an underground school to teach the children Chinese history and language. During the Japanese occupation all the Chinese schools were closed and the kids had to learn Japanese history and language. They met in this country each fled during the Japanese occupation.ĭWF: My father had to leave. She left separately from my dad, who was born and raised in a very poor family from Ningbo, China. She came from one of the wealthiest families in Shanghai. When and why did your parents emigrate?ĭonna Weng Friedman: My parents were both born and raised in China. Every time I open the Internet, I see you and your work: to name just a few projects, Her/Music Her/Story on WQXR, Heritage & Harmony on WQXR, appearances on Asian Americans of New York and New Jersey on PBS, and a new recording with Carter Brey, principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic. Gena Raps: You are a dynamo making music.
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