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 If anyone out there reading this has family who has lived through totalitarian regimes, absolute breakdown of social services, and so forth, ask them how they managed. It doesn't matter where they came from, we need to listen to their stories. Learn from your elders.
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@cynthia1960 @chu It's not complicated but it is very time consuming. On the other hand it's something I want to do in life anyway. People show their true color in a crisis so try to find ones you can truly trust, as many as possible but don't get sloppy.
Similarly people show their nature interacting with animals and people in their power.
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