Hey Chinese Americans,
You know all those stories your grandparents told you about during the cultural revolution? Like how your neighbour's uncle got arrested for listening to the radio and and so and so snitched on this person or that person?
If you're lucky enough to have grandparents/aunts uncles old enough to remember any of this, ask them about life then. Ask them how they survived. Ask them what kinds of things they did.
All those lessons are about to become very useful. I heard my grandma tell the same stories and got bored of them. I sure wish I listened when I had the chance and took the lessons in.
There are fewer and fewer who remember those days but there are still some. Ask for their stories. You won't regret asking.
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@chu Farewell Guangdong, published by the Poll Tax Heritage Trust - Lily Lee is the main author of it.
RNZ have done a series of stories from the book - just released in time for Chinese New Year.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/media/242
https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/farewell-guangdong
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