Ebook Beijing Bastard Coming of Age in a Changing China

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Published on: 2015-11-03
Released on: 2015-11-03
Original language: English

A humorous and moving coming-of-age story that brings a unique, not-quite-outsider’s perspective to China’s shift from ancient empire to modern superpower   Raised in a strict Chinese American household in the suburbs, Val Wang dutifully got good grades, took piano lessons, and performed in a Chinese dance troupe—until she shaved her head and became a leftist, the stuff of many teenage rebellions. But Val’s true mutiny was when she moved to China, the land her parents had fled before the Communist takeover in 1949.   Val arrives in Beijing in 1998 expecting to find freedom but instead lives in the old city with her traditional relatives, who wake her at dawn with the sound of a state-run television program playing next to her cot, make a running joke of how much she eats, and monitor her every move. But outside, she soon discovers a city rebelling against its roots just as she is, struggling too to find a new, modern identity. Rickshaws make way for taxicabs, skyscrapers replace hutong courtyard houses, and Beijing prepares to make its debut on the world stage with the 2008 Olympics. And in the gritty outskirts of the city where she moves, a thriving avant-garde subculture is making art out of the chaos. Val plunges into the city’s dizzying culture and nightlife and begins shooting a documentary about a Peking Opera family who is witnessing the death of their traditional art.   Brilliantly observed and winningly told, Beijing Bastard is a compelling story of a young woman finding her place in the world, and of China, as its ancient past gives way to a dazzling but uncertain future. Archives - Philly.com Archives and past articles from the Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com. Chinese Threaten Japan Australia Over South China Sea ... WASHINGTON: What are Chinas intentions in the South China Sea? Its a question intelligence analysts diplomats and the senior leadership of the United States ... University World News - The global window on higher education All reader responses posted on this site are those of the reader ONLY and NOT those of University World News or Higher Education Web Publishing their associated ... Health Yahoo Beauty Does the morning sickness pill even work? Researchers are taking a second look at the prescription medicine Entertainment/Hollywood News Hollywood Reporter Read about the latest in Hollywood and entertainment news from The Hollywood Reporter your source for detailed movie reviews celebrity styles and industry blogs. Environment: News & features - The Telegraph Latest environmental news features and updates. Pictures video and more. Entertainment News Celebrity and Pop Culture - ABC News Get the latest entertainment news celebrity interviews and pop culture pulse on movies TV and music and more at ABCNews.com. News: Breaking stories & updates - News Telegraph Latest breaking news including politics crime and celebrity. Find stories updates and expert opinion. History of gunpowder - Wikipedia Although it is not known precisely by whom gunpowder was invented most historians agree that gunpowder's origins were in China by virtue of archaeological evidence ... Occupy Central - Part 2 - EastSouthWestNorth Hong Kong Independence Party - Part 2 (2015/04/09) (Ta Kung Pao) April 8 2015. The disciples of Hong Kong independence instigator Wan Chin were accused of ...
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