tʃjˈæŋz mˈʌðɚ, ʃˈɛn jˈɪnˈeɪtʃsjˈæŋ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, wʌzɐ tˈeɪnən nˈeɪɾɪv, hˌuː stˈʌdid ɐbɹˈɔːd ɪn dʒəpˈæn bᵻfˌoːɹ ˈɪmɪɡɹˌeɪɾɪŋ tə ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts tə pɚsˈuː fˈɜːðɚ stˈʌdiz.
Chiang's mother, Shen Yin-hsiang (沈吟香), was a Tainan native, who studied abroad in Japan before immigrating to the United States to pursue further studies.