An intergenerational tale that I didn’t need a family tree to follow. I was intimately invested in each character’s journey to themselves and one another. A tale of the thread of zealousness that keeps families together and defines what family means after enduring war, forced labor, life-saving migration, and the struggle to survive in the U.S. It is clear that after Jerkins wrote Wandering Strange Lands about her research of her own family and the intergenerational tale, Caul Baby, she is a master weaver of historical narratives. As an archivist, I thoroughly enjoyed the efforts of the families to maintain their documents. We can be encouraged that this maintenance will outlive us and inspire future generations.