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Born American: A Chinese Woman's Dream of Liberty Paperback – July 4, 2009

by Sasha Gong (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
From the Foreword by Anne Thurston: Born American will warm the heart of every American who reads it. It is the story of Sasha Gong's long journey home.

Sasha was born not in the United States but in China, and she arrived there during a time of great economic and political distress. In the three years after her birth in 1956, a massive, politically in-duced famine left upwards of 30 million Chinese people dead. Sev-eral years later, communist party Chairman Mao Zedong launched the disastrous Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, a massive, decade-long political campaign that turned millions of China's most talented and potentially productive citizens into enemies of the state.

Sasha says that being a citizen of the United States has allowed her to become more Chinese. The more American she becomes the prouder she is of her Chinese heritage, the more she is able to re-turn to its traditional Confucian values. Here in the United States, she says, she can be both American and Chinese. And as everyone who knows her can surely attest, the rebel in her remains, more daring than devout.

Welcome home, Sasha Gong.

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  1. Print length
    252 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Nimble Books
  4. Publication date
    July 4, 2009
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.53 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1934840904
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1934840900
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nimble Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 4, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 252 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1934840904
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1934840900
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.53 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

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Sasha Gong

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Former political prisoner from China

First generation American

Ph.D Harvard University

Scholar, author, and journalist

Human rights activist

Candidate for the 46th District, Virginia House of Delegates, 2009

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  • kong
    5.0 out of 5 stars Rekindled my faith in democracy
    Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2021
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    A must read for Chinese American, rite of passage if you will, because it can really put your experience of being in US and China in perspective. Like the effect of seeing the word facism has on her body, a lightning bolt, the after effect of reading this book feels like invigorating surge of electricity going through your 脈搏.
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  • Miss B.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Had to be written
    Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2009
    Ms. Gong is a life that had to be lived and a woman who needed to tell her story.... Remarkable journey which continues till today to inspire others, particularly immigrants to aspire to achieve all their dreams... This is a must read.
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