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In this sto­ry about the Ching Ming Fes­ti­val, or Tomb-Sweep­ing Day, a young girl and her Chi­nese-Amer­i­can fam­i­ly come togeth­er to share mem­o­ries of the past over a deli­cious feast.

In the spring, Lily and her rel­a­tives gath­er for the Ching Ming Fes­ti­val to hon­or their beloved ances­tors. The day is full of joy and com­mu­ni­ty, but also rev­er­ence and remem­brance. As Lily zips between play­ing Chi­nese check­ers with her cousin and help­ing her grand­par­ents pre­pare a deli­cious meal for the fam­i­ly, a sec­ond nar­ra­tive unfolds to reveal the sac­ri­fices her great-great-grand­pa had to make to set­tle in America.

Both a tale hon­or­ing the efforts of the first Chi­nese Amer­i­can immi­grants and a sto­ry of a fam­i­ly com­ing togeth­er, Clear and Bright is a cel­e­bra­tion of Chi­nese her­itage, cul­tur­al tra­di­tion, and the ances­tral love that spans generations.