At Sunday dinner, Dad told 23 relatives: “She’s wo…

laughed. “Dr. Chin, you’re being modest. I’ve read your papers on minimally invasive cardiac surgery in infants. Groundbreaking work. The medical community considers you one of the leading experts in the field.”

My father was staring at me like he had never seen me before.

“I tried to tell you,” I said to him. “At dinner three months ago. You didn’t continue reading …