Helen Zia - Last Boat Out of Shanghai
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Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution
by Helen Zia
Read by Nancy Wu
MP3 | 64 kbps | | April 23, 2019 | 17 hours 13 minutes
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 jewel, its richest, most modern and
westernized city. The bustling metropolis was home to sophisticated
intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and a thriving middle class when Mao's
proletarian revolution emerged victorious from the long civil war. Terrified
of the horrors the Communists would wreak upon their lives, citizens of
Shanghai who could afford to fled in every direction. Seventy years later,
members of the last generation to fully recall this massive exodus have
revealed their stories to Chinese American journalist Helen Zia, who
interviewed hundreds of exiles about their journey through one of the most
tumultuous events of the twentieth century. From these moving accounts, Zia
weaves together the stories of four young Shanghai residents who wrestled
with the decision to abandon everything for an uncertain life as refugees in
Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States.
Benny, who as a teenager became the unwilling heir to his father's dark
wartime legacy, must decide either to escape to Hong Kong or navigate the
intricacies of a newly Communist China. The resolute Annuo, forced to flee
her home with her father, a defeated Nationalist official, becomes an
unwelcome exile in Taiwan. The financially strapped Ho fights deportation
from the U.S. in order to continue his studies while his family struggles at
home. And Bing, given away by her poor parents, faces the prospect of a new
life among strangers in America. The lives of these men and women are
marvelously portrayed, revealing the dignity and triumph of personal
survival.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40061595-last-boat-out-of-shanghai
by Helen Zia
Read by Nancy Wu
MP3 | 64 kbps | | April 23, 2019 | 17 hours 13 minutes
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 jewel, its richest, most modern and
westernized city. The bustling metropolis was home to sophisticated
intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and a thriving middle class when Mao's
proletarian revolution emerged victorious from the long civil war. Terrified
of the horrors the Communists would wreak upon their lives, citizens of
Shanghai who could afford to fled in every direction. Seventy years later,
members of the last generation to fully recall this massive exodus have
revealed their stories to Chinese American journalist Helen Zia, who
interviewed hundreds of exiles about their journey through one of the most
tumultuous events of the twentieth century. From these moving accounts, Zia
weaves together the stories of four young Shanghai residents who wrestled
with the decision to abandon everything for an uncertain life as refugees in
Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United States.
Benny, who as a teenager became the unwilling heir to his father's dark
wartime legacy, must decide either to escape to Hong Kong or navigate the
intricacies of a newly Communist China. The resolute Annuo, forced to flee
her home with her father, a defeated Nationalist official, becomes an
unwelcome exile in Taiwan. The financially strapped Ho fights deportation
from the U.S. in order to continue his studies while his family struggles at
home. And Bing, given away by her poor parents, faces the prospect of a new
life among strangers in America. The lives of these men and women are
marvelously portrayed, revealing the dignity and triumph of personal
survival.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40061595-last-boat-out-of-shanghai