'My mother would have been very proud of me if had I been a secretary in the Northern Ireland Assembly, working in the majestic Parliament Buildings at Stormont; she would have been ecstatic to see me elected as the first ever China-born legislator in Europe.' In her memoir, Anna Lo writes for the first time about her extraordinary journey - how it was to arrive in Belfast at the height of the Troubles; her work with the Chinese community from the early 1980s and the difficulties its members faced, including access to health, housing and other public services, as well as racist harassment; her time as a social worker; her children's experiences of life in Northern Ireland; her extraordinary political career, including the racial harassment she experienced; and her life away from the spotlight. Lo's accounts of getting to grips with a new language and culture are fascinating ... but how lucky for Northern Ireland that circumstances prompted this tenacious and talented woman to make it her home

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