Born in the People's Republic of China, Victoria Edison came to Los Gatos, California, as a high school exchange student and stayed to complete college. An avid collector of Chinese political memorabilia and vintage and antique items, she now has owns De Sino Gallery in Berkeley, California. James Edison hails from southern California. First intrigued by the events of the Cultural Revolution in college, James took a teaching position in China in the late 1980s to learn more about the country. Now he assists Victoria with her business and works as a land economist.