Doris was returning to a home and a father she'd left for a life that had nearly become a death.
In 1934, he left business for a life of literature and philanthropy.
But she had already gone to Chicago, leaving everything Chinese for a new life.
This sort of schedule didn't leave much room for a personal life.
This was nothing like the rolling green hills she had once left for a better life.
They also carry the immigrants' guilt of having left friends in poor circumstances for a better life.
Soon she left for New York and a life on the stage.
Martin's father dies and his mother leaves her children for a new life in California.
In the aftermath of the war, they left the country for a new life in America.
They are eventually reunited with their families and leave for a new life.