{"product_id":"last-boat-out-of-shanghai-the-epic-story-of-the-chinese-who-fled-maos-revolution-paperback","title":"Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Zia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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 \u003cb\u003eheartrending \u003c\/b\u003eprecursor to the struggles faced by emigrants today. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A true page-turner . . .  Helen] Zia has proven once again that history is something that happens to real people.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Lisa See\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND \u003ci\u003eTHE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR \u003c\/i\u003e- FINALIST FOR THE PEN\/JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Herself the daughter of immigrants from China, Zia is uniquely equipped to explain how crises like the Shanghai transition affect children and their families, students and their futures, and, ultimately, the way we see ourselves and those around us. \u003ci\u003eLast Boat Out of Shanghai \u003c\/i\u003ebrings a poignant personal angle to the experiences of refugees then and, by extension, today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Zia's portraits are compassionate and heartbreaking, and they are, ultimately, the universal story of many families who leave their homeland as refugees and find less-than-welcoming circumstances on the other side.\"--Amy Tan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Zia\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAsian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize (Bill Clinton referred to the book in two separate Rose Garden speeches). Zia is the co-author, with Wen Ho Lee, of \u003ci\u003eMy Country Versus Me: The First-Hand Account by the Los Alamos Scientist Who Was Falsely Accused of Being a Sp\u003c\/i\u003ey. She is also a former executive editor of\u003ci\u003e Ms\u003c\/i\u003e. magazine. A Fulbright Scholar, Zia first visited China in 1972, just after President Nixon's historic trip. A graduate of Princeton University, she holds an honorary doctor of laws degree from the City University of New York School of Law and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45334810722406,"sku":"9780345522337","price":31.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/elZ3N2FNMG16YkdjOE5KVjFJQTQzZz09.webp?v=1774525798","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/last-boat-out-of-shanghai-the-epic-story-of-the-chinese-who-fled-maos-revolution-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}