▁areas ▁like ▁the ▁mov ies ▁or ▁sw imming ▁po ols . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁she ▁married ▁H si ▁Y uan ▁S ung , ▁but ▁they ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Her ▁second ▁married ▁to ▁Charles ▁Ch ung ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁file d ▁a ▁Pet ition ▁for ▁D iss ol ution ▁of ▁that ▁marriage ▁in ▁California ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁four ▁children ▁from ▁her ▁first ▁marriage . ▁ ▁S ung ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁script ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁Vo ice ▁of ▁America , ▁where ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁programs ▁was ▁focused ▁on ▁Chinese ▁culture ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁While ▁working ▁there , ▁S ung ▁was ▁struck ▁by ▁how ▁American ▁culture ▁held ▁in ac cur ate ▁and ▁often ▁s tere ot yp ical ▁assumptions ▁about ▁Chinese ▁culture . ▁This ▁inspired ▁S ung ▁to ▁write ▁her ▁first ▁book , ▁Mountain ▁of ▁Gold : ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁the ▁Chinese ▁in ▁America . ▁ ▁After ▁publishing ▁Mountain ▁of ▁Gold , ▁S ung ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Asian ▁American ▁Studies ▁program ▁at ▁The ▁City ▁College ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁where ▁she ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Asian ▁Studies . ▁She ▁held ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁her ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9