Anchee Min (Magill’s Choice: American Ethnic Writers)
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Born in Shanghai, Anchee Min experienced political turmoil from an early age. During her childhood, Min’s family was forced to move into a series of shabby apartments while her parents were demoted from their teaching positions to become factory workers. Min joined the Red Guards in elementary school and underwent a wrenching introduction to political survival when she was forced to denounce her favorite teacher as a Western spy.
Min’s major experience with the clash between personal and political needs came at seventeen when she was assigned to an...
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