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Growing Up under a Red Flag: A Memoir of Surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution by Ying Chang Compestine

My Name Is Long as a River by Suma Subramaniam

November 27, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I had the reading bug the other day, and found two books that are different, but important to know about. Both were read via online reader copies, and are future publications. I did have some trouble writing a review for them, as I wanted to do the subjects justice. I hope you, come Spring, pick up copies and enjoy, too. Growing Up under a Red Flag: A Memoir of Surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution by Ying Chang Compestine is an eye opening look at the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Asia, China, Cultural, Cultural Revolution, culture, diversity, Ethnic & Regional, family, India, Mao Zedong, names, People & Places, self-esteem, Social Themes, Suma Subramaniam, Tara Anand, Xinmei Liu, Ying Chang Compestine

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:831 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Asia, China, Cultural, Cultural Revolution, culture, diversity, Ethnic & Regional, family, India, Mao Zedong, names, People & Places, self-esteem, Social Themes, Suma Subramaniam, Tara Anand, Xinmei Liu, Ying Chang Compestine ·
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Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside movement

We Served the People: My Mother’s Stories by Emei Burell

April 12, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

We Served the People: My Mother’s Stories are snippets of the life of a woman who came of age during China’s Cultural Revolution. These stories come from Emei Burell’s mother, showing the world that a generation lived in. This was a world that started when the students of the late 1960s were leaving junior high/during high school and would end when they were in their late 20s and early 30s. Ten years of Burell’s mother’s life (ages 17 to 27) would be spent in the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 1949-1976, 1966-1976, Asian - General, Chinese Cultural Revolution, Cultural Revolution, Down to the countryside movement (China), Emei Burell, Mothers and daughters, Up to the Mountains

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:135 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 1949-1976, 1966-1976, Asian - General, Chinese Cultural Revolution, Cultural Revolution, Down to the countryside movement (China), Emei Burell, Mothers and daughters, Up to the Mountains ·
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