During the 1942-1946 period, dominated by the Pacific War, Chang brought his mother and his newlywed bride to Shanghai to seek refuge with his elder brother. He stumbled upon a strange new world that seemed both unfamiliar yet connected to him by virtue of his heritage.
1942 ∼ 1946 年間大戰方酣，他帶著母親及新婚妻子移居上海投奔長兄，並在那裡發現了一個既是血脈相連又遙遠而陌生的世界。