![]() ![]() ![]() This book was so glorious as it walked my ignorance through the delicate land of love and despair this country can inspire. In the last few years, I really have found myself asking, “Are we a good and generous people?” I have genuinely questioned whether or not we are a beautiful country. We had the kind of privilege that says if I have won money, it’s mine to use for joy and never for duty. ![]() I never feared going without breakfast and my mother always had a balanced meal on the table. I needed this book and I think you will find it to be an important read too.īetter than any other, this book illustrated to me the extreme amount of privilege I was entitled to as a young child. What I thought was being poor, turns out to have been incredible privilege. It’s a story that I could not help noticing the vast gulf between my “poor” childhood and her “poor” childhood. The childhood Qian experienced in the mid-nineties in New York City shocked me. It’s a beautiful and disturbing account of the harsh unyielding pain caused by fear and exploitation. “Beautiful Country” by Qian Julie Wang is a non-fiction memoir about life as an undocumented immigrant in New York City. ![]()
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