Adoption

"My name is Jennifer Bao Yu "Precious Jade" Jue-Steuck.  I have been an orphan, an immigrant, an American citizen, an illegal alien, a travel writer, a Harvard grad, and (continue to be) a fantastic klutz. My dad, a football fanatic from Pasadena, has blue eyes and brown hair. I grew up in the protective circle of my "Chinese aunties," many of whom were writers and most of whom were not Chinese at all! Some "aunties" had blond hair. Some spoke Chinese.  Or Spanish or French. Some wrestled with ghosts from an unwritten past. But all of them were my aunties - strong, proud survivors..."  Visit [PRESS] for more.

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