PBS Premiere: Aug. 23, 2011Check local listings »
Synopsis
Kay Wang was a strong-willed grandmother who was begrudgingly dragged into a StoryCorps booth by her son and granddaughter. Though Kay was reluctant, she still had stories to tell — from disobeying her mother and rebuffing suitors while growing up in China to late-life adventures as a detective for Bloomingdale's Department Store. Kay passed away just weeks after that interview, and her son and granddaughter returned to StoryCorps to remember her gentler side, which she kept to herself. This film will be shown as part of a series of short documentaries on August 23, 2011 along with Big Birding Day, Flawed, Tiffany, Six Weeks, and the StoryCorps short Miss Devine.