Earlier this month, thousands of Chicago area Chinese poured into a little-known cemetery in west suburban Stickney. They were there for Ching Ming, one of the two most important memorial holidays on the Chinese calendar. Despite being generations away from China, many immigrants still engage in ancient ancestor worship traditions that link them to their past and their family’s country of origin. WBEZ’s Monica Eng and Chicago author Wen Huang join us to discuss to discuss how different cultures mourn and honor the dead and how those traditions evolve.