In a series, you really need to stay open-minded. It's not like a play or a film, where you can create and fully commit to your character's back-story.
“My parents had an arranged marriage, as did so many other people when I was growing up. My father came and had a life in the United States one way and my mother had a different one, and I was very aware of those things. I continue to wonder about it, and I will continue to write about it.”
“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).”