You can have pride in what you do each day, but not arrogance in what you were born with. - Amy Tan

Auntie Yang is not hard of hearing. She is hard of listening.

I wanted to capture what language ability tests could never reveal: her intent, her passion, her imagery, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.

That is the way it is with a wound. The wound begins to close in on itself, to protect what is hurting so much. And once it is closed, you no longer see what is underneath, what started the pain.