Some families in Asian countries, Nell says, in order to improve financial status, sell their young daughters into prostitution. Girls are not important. As a female, you learn your place quickly in Chinese society. This past January, Nell was hired as Orange Coast College's new instructional information technician. Today, at 43, I'm happier than I've ever been.
Every birthday is a blessing.
I'd never wish to be 23 again. I'll never return to my former life. Nell, who's birth name is Chang-Ching Yang, was born in Taipei in 1955. She's the daughter of parents who fled China's mainland for the island nation. My mother was fleeing the mainland to avoid an arranged marriage.