Improve Your Memoir by Thinking Like a Photographer

By Grace Hwang Lynch

My father handed me a black plastic USB drive in an old bill envelope with a glassine window. It was smaller than my finger and looked like one of the many useful things a retired engineer gives his children in the hopes of improving their lives in practical ways. Little did I know at the time that this tiny piece of technology would become a window into the family history I always sought, but could never find.

Who am I, and how did I get here? Those are two of the ...