A Village with My Name: A Family History of China's Opening to the World
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An "immensely readable" journey through modern Chinese history told through the experiences of the author's extended family (Christian Science Monitor).
When journalist Scott Tong moved to Shanghai, his assignment was to start the first full-time China bureau for "Marketplace," the daily business and economics program on public radio stations across the US. But for Tong the move became much more: an opportunity to reconnect with members of his extended family who'd remained there after his parents fled the communists six decades prior. Uncovering their stories gave him a new way to understand modern China's defining moments and its long, interrupted quest to go global.
A Village with My Name offers a unique perspective on China's transitions through the eyes of regular people who witnessed such epochal events as the toppling of the Qing monarchy, Japan's occupation during WWII, exile of political prisoners to forced labor camps, mass death and famine during the Great Leap Forward, market reforms under Deng Xiaoping, and the dawn of the One Child Policy. Tong focuses on five members of his family, who each offer a specific window on a changing country: a rare American-educated girl born in the closing days of the Qing Dynasty, a pioneer exchange student, a toddler abandoned in wartime who later rides the wave of China's global export boom, a young professional climbing the ladder at a multinational company, and an orphan (the author's daughter) adopted in the middle of a baby-selling scandal fueled by foreign money. Through their stories, Tong shows us China anew, visiting former prison labor camps on the Tibetan plateau and rural outposts along the Yangtze, exploring the Shanghai of the 1930s, and touring factories across the mainland—providing a compelling and deeply personal take on how China became what it is today.
"Vivid and readable . . . The book's focus on ordinary people makes it refreshingly accessible." —Financial Times
"Tong tells his story with humor, a little snark, [and] lots of love . . . Highly recommended, especially for those interested in Chinese history and family journeys." —Library Journal (starred review)
When journalist Scott Tong moved to Shanghai, his assignment was to start the first full-time China bureau for "Marketplace," the daily business and economics program on public radio stations across the US. But for Tong the move became much more: an opportunity to reconnect with members of his extended family who'd remained there after his parents fled the communists six decades prior. Uncovering their stories gave him a new way to understand modern China's defining moments and its long, interrupted quest to go global.
A Village with My Name offers a unique perspective on China's transitions through the eyes of regular people who witnessed such epochal events as the toppling of the Qing monarchy, Japan's occupation during WWII, exile of political prisoners to forced labor camps, mass death and famine during the Great Leap Forward, market reforms under Deng Xiaoping, and the dawn of the One Child Policy. Tong focuses on five members of his family, who each offer a specific window on a changing country: a rare American-educated girl born in the closing days of the Qing Dynasty, a pioneer exchange student, a toddler abandoned in wartime who later rides the wave of China's global export boom, a young professional climbing the ladder at a multinational company, and an orphan (the author's daughter) adopted in the middle of a baby-selling scandal fueled by foreign money. Through their stories, Tong shows us China anew, visiting former prison labor camps on the Tibetan plateau and rural outposts along the Yangtze, exploring the Shanghai of the 1930s, and touring factories across the mainland—providing a compelling and deeply personal take on how China became what it is today.
"Vivid and readable . . . The book's focus on ordinary people makes it refreshingly accessible." —Financial Times
"Tong tells his story with humor, a little snark, [and] lots of love . . . Highly recommended, especially for those interested in Chinese history and family journeys." —Library Journal (starred review)
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A Village with My Name offers a unique perspective on China's transitions through the eyes of regular people who witnessed such epochal events as the toppling of the Qing monarchy, Japan's occupation during WWII, exile of political prisoners to forced labor camps, mass death and famine during the Great Leap Forward, market reforms under Deng Xiaoping, and the dawn of the One Child Policy. Tong focuses on five members of his family, who each offer a specific window on a changing country: a rare American-educated girl born in the closing days of the Qing Dynasty, a pioneer exchange student, a toddler abandoned in wartime who later rides the wave of China's global export boom, a young professional climbing the ladder at a multinational company, and an orphan (the author's daughter) adopted in the middle of a baby-selling scandal fueled by foreign money. Through their stories, Tong shows us China anew, visiting former prison labor camps on the Tibetan plateau and rural outposts along the Yangtze, exploring the Shanghai of the 1930s, and touring factories across the mainland—providing a compelling and deeply personal take on how China became what it is today.
"Vivid and readable . . . The book's focus on ordinary people makes it refreshingly accessible." —Financial Times
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List of the Characters
Preface
Part 1 The Great Opening
1 Secrets of the Tong Village
2 Revenge of the Peasants from Tong East
3 Foreign Exchange: Student Life, Tokyo Wife
4 The Nanjing Glee Club and a Revolution for Girls
5 Genealogies and Corrections: We Regret the Error
6 The Communist Mole in the School
Part 2 The Great Interruption
7 The Day the Japanese War Devils Came
8 Lost and Found: Grandmother's Voice on Cassette
9 The Wartime Collaborator in Our Family
10 From Prison to Mao's Gulag
11 The Brother Left Behind in the War
12 Cursed by Overseas Relations
Part 3 The Great Resumption
13 My Cousin and His Shanghai Buick
14 Lonely and Smothered: The Only Child
15 Daughters for Sale
Epilogue
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- description: History / Asia / China
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- description: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Asian & Asian American
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- description: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies
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