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Last Boat Out of Shanghai
Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution | Helen Zia
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"The dramatic, real-life stories of four young people caught up in the mass exodus of Shanghai in the wake of China's 1949 Communist Revolution--a precursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today. Shanghai has historically been China's (…more)
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Following 4 young people and their families, this book looks at life in Shanghai during the Japanese occupation in WWII then on to the communist takeover of China and thereafter. It‘s a terrific, personalized way to explore history and excellent narrative nonfiction. I can‘t recommend it enough.

TrishB Stacked 👍🏻 sounds fascinating. 9mo
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Nitpickyabouttrains
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Stories of people and families leaving China as the political climate changes and the economy plummeted.

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ontheBL
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Helen Zia brings a human and personal aspect to the struggle and resilience of the thousands of people fleeing Shanghai during the communist revolution.

https://onthebl.org/2019/05/05/last-boat-out-of-shanghai/

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Ericalambbrown
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Really interesting interview with Helen Zia on NPR Morning Edition this morning about the tagged book. I hadn‘t heard of this book, but I‘ll find it now.

Here‘s the link if interested: https://www.npr.org/2019/02/19/695874055/last-boat-out-of-shanghai-the-chinese-w...