“A Tiger in the Kitchen: 在廚房裡成長的虎媽”一書，記載了我這一生
的經歷及思維。包括早年奮力追逐的美國夢，隻身出國就醫的孤單情景，
辛苦打工進學的不綏精神，以及結婚生子創業的歷程，相夫教子的生涯，以
及我如何一步一步教育我們的下一代的點點滴滴，都呈現在不同時期的食鐠之
中。
在此書中，我加入了不少早年的照片，觸景生情感概萬千，時光倒流，帶來了
不少的追憶，其中滋味歷歷如現，祇有真真經歷過的虎媽，才能體會到其中的
辛苦與喜悅。我衷心希望我們的下一代，能夠珍惜現有的一切，得來不易。

真是天下父母心，中外古今都是一樣。

As George Bernard Shaw said in "Personality Psychology":
“We live in a world of our own meaning. Out of our experience what we see and remember depends on how we interpret things, not on what really happened. We store meaning, not reality.”
This book is an interpretation of my life journey, as illustrated with this simple collection of some of Chen and Hsuan family recipes.

As Charles Dickens said in "Tale of Two Cities":
“It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.”
I was born during the Sino-Japan War, grew up during the Civil War and came to U. S. to achieve my America dream. This book is a reflection of my life journey from the worst war times in China to the best of prosperity time in American over the last seven decades.

As Steve Jobs, the former CEO of Apple Computer, said at his Stanford commencement speech that he had found his lifework in the work that he loved.
To me, the healthy Chinese cooking has been my passion and love. As I learned from my life long journey in the kitchen raising the three adorable boys: the devil is in the details.

LinLin Hsuan Honolulu, Hawaii
宣玲玲 January, 2012