On this edition of Your Call, we speak with Chinese-American journalist and writer Helen Zia about her new book, Last Boat Out of Shanghai: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution. Zia tells the story through the eyes of four young people who fled Shanghai during the Communist revolution in 1949.
Drawing from hundreds of interviews, Zia retells these experiences with rich and harrowing detail. How do war, foreign occupation, and exile shape families and futures, and change the way we see ourselves and those around us?
Guest:
Helen Zia, journalist, activist, and author of Last Boat Out of Shanghai
Web Resources:
The Wall Street Journal: ‘Last Boat Out of Shanghai’ Review: Gone With the Wind
Financial Times: Last Boat out of Shanghai by Helen Zia — gone but never forgotten
SF Chronicle: An excerpt from ‘Last Boat Out of Shanghai,’ by Helen Zia
