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.
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.