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x, 206 p. Childhood of Genghua in a capitalist family -- Life little Genghua remembered under Japanese occupation -- How Chinese people keep their festivals before 1949 -- Life of Wu family before Communist Party takes over Shanghai -- The first two political movements have no effect on Wu family -- How capitalists get first financial blow & how Genghua fares in middle school -- Genghua's friend returns to Germany & capitalists get second financial blow -- Anti-rightist movement has little effect on Wu family -- The great leap-forward & steel-making movement -- Genghua learns English from some old scholars & makes new friends -- Tours in West-Suburb Park & to Suzhou City -- Genghua makes more friends & Mrs. Wu's afraid to bribe the policeman -- Capitalists get final financial blow in Cultural Revolution -- Rebels seize power of local governments & armed fights begin the nation over -- How Wu family fares in later period of Cultural Revolution -- Wu family seeks help for permits to Hong Kong & Lin Biao dies -- Genghua starts to translate classics & Cultural Revolution ends -- Genghua gets jobs & shows his talent in English teaching -- Genghua's friend Bai helps to get permits for his mother and brother to go to Hong Kong -- Genghua gets married -- How Genghua and his wife live and work -- Genghua publishes his first book & has a daughter -- Genghua and his family go to the United States. X.L. Woo. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. a-cc--- n-us--- Woo, X. L Woo, X. L Family Revolutions Social aspects China Shanghai History 20th century English teachers China Shanghai Biography Authors, Chinese Biography Immigrants United States Biography Shanghai (China) Biography Shanghai (China) Social life and customs 20th century China History 1949-1976 Biography China History 1976-2002 Biography DS796.S253 W66 2013eb 951/.13205092 B http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10700174 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10700174 CaPaEBR 130328 ebr10700174