Peach Pants

Mrs. Lee was born in 1935 in the city of Guangzhou, China. She was a nurse in Hong Kong before immigrating to the U.S. 

Impressively, she made the floral sun bonnet and peach pants herself. The padded velvet jacket was a gift from a friend. She was rocking two functional trends we often see in Chinatown: the lanyard (with keys or ID) and the concealed purse. Her version of the lanyard was a string of pearls, and her version of the concealed purse was a black leather fanny pack.

She’s not only stylish, but tech-savvy. In addition to ESL (English as Second Language), she takes technology classes, like How to Use an iPad, at the local senior center and prefers playing Mahjong on the computer. 

Before we said goodbye, she asked for my phone number. “I’ll call you tomorrow so I can practice my English, okay?”

– Andria

Translation help by Alison Wong.