02855cam a2200361 i 4500 370781585 TxAuBib 20190326120000.0 181012s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018036323 9780316412049 27.00 031641204X 27.00 eng rda TxAuBib rda Kan, Karoline, 1989- Under red skies [BOOK] : three generations of life, loss, and hope in China / Karoline Kan. New York : Hachette Books, 2019. xv, 304 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. The second born -- A daughter's promise -- A home of our own -- We, the migrants in town -- The young patriot -- The gods vs. the ghosts -- A girl with big feet -- Chunting gets a boyfriend -- Red silk shoes and a white dress -- Children of Tian'anmen --A cocktail bar in Beijing -- A train of dreams -- Foreign territory -- "A leftover woman" -- 10 hours for 18 yuan -- Forever red -- A people without roots -- Coming home. Through the stories of three generations of women in her family, Karoline Kan, a former New York Times reporter based in Beijing, reveals how they navigated their way in a country beset by poverty and often-violent political unrest. As the Kans move from quiet villages to crowded towns and through the urban streets of Beijing in search of a better way of life, they are forced to confront the past and break the chains of tradition, especially those forced on women. Raw and revealing, Karoline Kan offers gripping tales of her grandmother, who struggled to make a way for her family during the Great Famine; of her mother, who defied the One-Child Policy by giving birth to Karoline; of her cousin, a shoe factory worker scraping by on 6 yuan (88 cents) per hour; and of herself, as an ambitious millennial striving to find a job--and true love--during a time rife with bewildering social change. Under Red Skies is an engaging eyewitness account and Karoline's quest to understand the rapidly evolving, shifting sands of China. It is the first English-language memoir from a Chinese millennial to be published in America, and a fascinating portrait of an otherwise-hidden world, written from the perspective of those who live there. Provided by publisher. 20190326. Kan, Karoline 1989- Family. Intergenerational relations China. Women China Biography. Social change China. China Biography. China Social life and customs. China Social conditions 1949- Biographies.