In this family story set in New York"s Chinatown, Mr. Kang and his grandson Sam set their caged bird free and learn that choosing one"s own cage is a form of freedom. At his 70th birthday party, Mr. Kang announces that he"s retiring from 43 years as a restaurant cook. He has three wishes for his retirement: to have a Hua Mei, a type of bird that Chinese men traditionally keep as pets; to paint poems (in