Alicia never thought her mother, Jiamin, would operate a big business. Jiamin worked her whole life as a housewife and had never. 1a business before, but she wanted to do something2. As the owner of the Oakland Fortune Factory, Jiamin delights in3how much people enjoy the unique flavors and designs of their cookies.
Jiamin moved with her family from Guangdong, China, to Oakland in 1999. She4Alicia in Chinatown, not far from the bakery, which they did not yet own. When the bakery was on the edge of shutting down in 2016, Jiamin decided to5 it.
Running the bakery posed a number of6. Much of the equipment had to be7and the facility needed improvement. Besides, Jiamin had no8of operating a business and couldn't speak English9Working by herself, she kept calling her daughter day after day, asking her for help. With their intense efforts, the bakery10. After Alicia graduated from college, she moved back to11her mom.
Today, the business is boosting and the fortune cookies are becoming culture. carriers. For example，some. cookies feature traditional Chinese culture, 12 how amazing the Chinese nation is. To13the Year of the Tiger—Jiamin's birth-year animal —the bakery is making some of its cookies with the Chinese character for tiger.
"The tiger represents14 and strength," Alicia explained. "It really reminds me of my mom because she's a15 and fearless woman who is protective of her family."
