Hello everyone

My name is Ana Leon and I am Yee Yeat Mae's granddaughter. My cousins and I called her Ah Po or grandma. Grandma was the center of my family's universe...I mean that literally as she sat in the middle of the living room playing mahjong on her iPad, drinking hot water from her silver thermos and snacking away..on grapes, cherries, mandarin oranges, almond cookies, and chocolate - her favorites were Dove and Lindt milk chocolates. Sometimes she'd overindulge and we'd find candy wrappers hidden in a tissue box.

Grandma was a lifelong learner and loved being a teacher in China. She often spoke fondly of her peers and students. My aunt describes her as a tree that allowed her seedlings (her students) to spread far and wide around the world. She likely would have continued to teach into her later years but she immigrated to America in 1974. She came with very little but gained a lot by coming to America - reuniting with family and friends, learning English, tasting and loving jello with whipped cream and deviled eggs, and buying a home that she lived in for over 40 years.

She loved to garden and family, neighbors, and friends were very fortunate to have enjoyed the many things she grew - long green pole beans, giant winter watermelons, sweet and juicy star fruit, fragrant chives for dumplings, and lots of Chinese greens. Not only was she active in the yard, she was also very strong-willed and independent. In Feb 2020, I came home to spend time with grandma while my parents and my sister, Melinda, were traveling in LA for the Lunar New Year. I had one job - keep an eye on grandma. It was harder to keep an eye on my 95-year-old grandma than you would think! One morning after a conference call ended I found grandma in the front yard pulling weeds. She was unstoppable and I had to negotiate to get her back inside. 

Our family has so many wonderful memories with grandma and I could stand up here and talk about her for a year or more. But what I especially appreciated about grandma was the love she shared with everyone around her. It didn't matter if you couldn't communicate with her in our language - she'd share her love by giving you cookies, crackers, chocolate, and fruit or splitting her favorite pizza with you. She shared her love by holding your hand and telling you thank you. She shared her love by watching you via FaceTime while you were playing in your room (she did this often with my niece, Emily). She shared her love by rolling out tong yuan for our birthdays and preparing foods that symbolized luck, fortune, and good health for the Lunar New Year. She shared her love by wearing silly hats and glasses and laughing with you and then laughing at herself when you showed her a video or photo of what she looked like. She shared her love when you told her I love you and she'd respond me too. 

Thank you grandma for everything you taught me - how to be brave, empathetic, and curious, and the love you gave to each and everyone of us.

大家好，

我的名字是安娜 梁玉晶，我是梁余月眉的长孙女。我和我2个妹妹称呼她奶奶, 我的表哥和表妹都称呼她为外婆。奶奶是我家庭宇宙的中心，我们特别羡慕她的生活方式，因为她坐在客厅一边看国际新闻，或者在iPad上打麻将，喝着银色保温瓶里的热水，一边吃着葡萄、樱桃、柑橘、杏仁饼干和巧克力——她最喜欢的是Dove和Lindt的牛奶巧克力, 也热爱做健身运动!,

奶奶是个终身学习者，热爱在中国当老师。她经常想念她以前的同事和学生。我的姑媽形容她是一个好园丁，让她的幼苗（她的学生）在世界各地茁壮成长。如果她还在中国她可能会继续教书到晚年，但她于1974年移民到了美国。与阔别多年的丈夫团聚，并认识了很多朋友, 开始认真学习英语, 但她保持中国文化，她經常在我們生日和農歷年的時候做年糕，發糕和生果盘，她和爷爷一齐努力工作，不久买了一栋自己满意的房子.并居住了40多年。

她还热爱园艺与,农作，家人、邻居和朋友都很幸运能享受到她种植的许多东西——长长的绿豆角、巨大的冬瓜、甜美多汁的杨桃、香气扑鼻的韭菜用于包饺子，以及许多中式青菜。她不仅在院子里活跃，而且意志坚强，独立自主。2020年2月，我回家陪伴奶奶，当时我的父母和妹妹梅琳达在洛杉矶过农历新年。我的任务只有一个——照顾好奶奶。要照顾好95岁的奶奶比你想象的要难得多！有一天早晨，在一次电话会议结束后，我发现奶奶在前院拔草。己超过多小時，我不得不与她协商才成功把她请回屋里。

我们家和奶奶有太多美好的回忆，我可以站在这里讲她一年甚至更久。我特别欣赏奶奶的是她与周围每个人分享的爱。如果你不能用我们的语言与她沟通，也没关系——她会通过给你饼干、薄脆饼干、巧克力、水果或者与你分享她最喜欢的披萨来表达她的爱。她会通过握着你的手说谢谢来表达她的爱。她会通过视频通话看着你在房间里玩耍来表达她的爱（她经常和我的侄女艾米莉这样做）。她会在你给她看她的模样的视频或照片时，和你一起大笑，然后嘲笑自己。当你告诉她“我爱你”，她会回答“我也是”。

谢谢奶奶教会我的一切——如何勇敢、有爱心、充满好奇心，争取上进, 以及她给予我们每个人的爱。