Yang Xiaojuan: A Private Powerhouse Behind a Public Marriage
A businesswoman with a quiet, steady force When I look at Yang Xiaojuan, I do not see a…
Pamela Swardson: A Quiet Family Story with Deep Roots
A Family Name Carried Through Time When I look at the story of Pamela Swardson, I do not…
Tran Loang Phun: The Quiet Vietnamese Mother at the Edge of a Famous Family
A name that lives in the shadows of history When I look at the name Tran Loang Phun,…
A Layered Portrait of Xiu Jie Kai and His Family
A Familiar Star With Quiet Depth When I look at Xiu Jie Kai, I do not see only…
Ruth Lloyd Scott Ax: A Quiet Family Legacy of Wealth, Home, and Inheritance
The name and the larger family frame When I look at the name Ruth Lloyd Scott Ax, I…
A Quiet Family Portrait of Kathleen Nordstrom Samson
Kathleen Nordstrom Samson in the Public Eye When I look at Kathleen Nordstrom Samson, I do not see…
Remembering Stanley Guttenberg: A Quiet Life of Service and Family
A short portrait of a private man I write about a man whose name appears most often as…
Remembering Georgina Schuyler: A Life of Music, Memory, and Family
Early life and the pull of ancestry I have always been drawn to lives that sit at the…
The Quiet Architect of a Boxing Dynasty: Gary Russell Sr.
A Family Forged in the Ring I have spent hours thinking about how one man built an empire…
Family Portrait and Quiet Life of Kathy Evanstad
Early life in Hartford I begin where the story begins on paper, with a birthplace and a family…