In this interview, Selina Chan talks about her cultural background, family, career, and life in New York City as a nurse before and after 9/11. Chan and her family fled to Hong Kong from Shanghai in 1959 by boat when she was only nine years old. She studied in Hong Kong and received her nursing degree there before immigrating to America, specifically New York City. She talks about overcoming many obstacles, such as learning new Chinese dialects, learning English, taking on multiple jobs, and getting her driver’s license while joining the American workforce as a minority and nurse. Chan reminisces about being a fearless child and working hard to support her father and brother. While her mother passed away before Chan could become a nurse, she knows that her mother would be proud of her accomplishments. In the last part of the interview, Chan talks about the impact 9/11 had on St. Vincent Hospital and her patients. Chan talks about how she did everything she could do that day to go back to her hospital and to save lives.