Whether recalling her early years in a tumultuous China or sharing her bittersweet days in America, Dream Variations presents a candid picture of one Chinese American woman's journey across two continents. "Weihua Zhang takes us on her journey across two continents, 12,000 miles, and half a lifetime, as she charts what it is to be Chinese-American. She discovers that while she has made a new life for herself and her family in the States, this 'sojourner daughter' is never far from her Chinese roots. Her vignettes and photographs give a poignant sense of triumph, sacrifice, and homesickness....