One child book mei fong

One child is a riveting read, written with the flair and compassion of a novel. Feb 01, 2016 journalist mei fong tells fresh air that chinas one child policy drastically reshaped the countrys demographic makeup. How did the onechild policy change china an interview with. February 1, 2016 journalist mei fong tells fresh air that chinas onechild policy drastically reshaped the countrys demographic makeup. Jan 05, 2016 written by mei fong, a pulitzer prizewinning reporter for the wall street journal who was born in china and lived much of her life there, this book looks at the unforeseen consequences of this orwellian policyramifications so severe, so dire and so ominous that china has reversed the onechild policy and now allows many couples to have.

Mar 30, 2019 one child the story of chinas most radical experiment by mei fong kindle pdf 2019 an intimate investigation of the worlds largest experiment in social engineering,one child the story of chinas most radical by mei fong revealing how its effects will shape china for decades to come, and what that means for the rest of the world. This is an informative read regarding on communi driving to zhus home, i saw plenty of examples of onechild propaganda. But mei fong has also given us a wry, bittersweet, and often very personal look at how courtship, marriage, birth, and death interact in the postmao chinese family. Mei fong reveals the dark underbelly of china s one child policy. The story of her train ride to sichuan province with parents whose only children were killed in the 2008 earthquake is as heartbreaking as anything ive ever read about china. Some commentators have argued that chinas onechild policy the onechild. The past and future of chinas most radical experiment february 2, 2016, houghton mifflin, which vividly recounts the history and after. I heard mei fong interviewed on australian radio abc and was fascinated by the information she shared. The book was also chosen as one of the top 10 nonfiction books of 2016 by zocalo. In april 2007, she was awarded the pulitzer prize for international reporting as part of the bureaus sharply edged reports on the adverse impact of chinas. The event itself came rather late for mei fong s one child. Nov 16, 2017 the book was also chosen as one of the top 10 nonfiction books of 2016 by zocalo. The story of chinas most radical experiment by mei fong. Whatever the original intentions, its implementation led to heartache, human rights abuses, and coercion of women across the country.

The past and future of chinas most radical experiment, was published as a kindle ebook on november 3, 2015 and was released as a hard cover book houghton mifflin harcourt, isbn 9780544275393 on february 1, 2016. I thought this was a solid book which touched on many topics of life in china today which are related, but are typically treated separately. Mei fong author of one child meet your next favorite book. Mei fong s brilliant exploration of china s one child policy must change the way we talk about china s rise. One child the story of chinas most radical by mei fong 2019. The countrys onechild policy, to be officially phased out in 2016, created more farreaching social distortions than even its most vociferous critics realized, argues pulitzer prizewinning journalist fong in this timely expose of a reproductive regime whose inner workings chinese officials have tried hard to keep under wraps. China has 30 million more men than women, she says. One child the story of chinas most radical experiment by mei fong kindle pdf 2019 mei fong has spent years documenting the policys repercussions on every sector of chinese society. But it is also a critically important book about the future of china, necessary reading. Houghton mifflin harcourt unfortunately, the people most affected by the policy are not able to read it. It finally came available at my local library so i picked it up to read on vacation. In one child, she explores its true human impact, traveling across china to meet the people who live with its consequences. One child the story of chinas most radical by mei fong.

China institute presents a book talk by mei fong, a pulitzer winning author and former usc annenberg professor. Feb 24, 2016 in one child, mei fong writes about the origins of the policy and some of its unintended consequences through a narrativerich story that is evocatively rendered and peppered with quirky. Still, the consequences of the onechild policy will affect not just china but the wider world economy for decades to come. When communist party leaders adopted the onechild policy in 1980, they hoped curbing birthrates would help lift chinas poorest and increase the countrys global stature. I was familiar with some aspects of the one child policy of china, having been a teacher there in 2008, and 2010. Also poignant is the fact that the legacy of the state s attempt to control reproductive rights may linger as an achilles heel derailing its. Thanks to tightening censorship in china, i am unable to get a mainland chinese publisher, or even one in hong kong and taiwan. The story of chinas most radical experiment 20162017 i bought this book at bbw alor setar last year. One child is, like the policys abolition, long overdue, and ms. One child by mei fong this is an excellent explanation of this extraordinary experiment in population control. One child is a critically important book about a major force that has shaped contemporary china, necessary reading both for policy experts and anyone interested. Many of these examples had never occurred to me before.

She is the author of the forthcoming book one child. The past and future of chinas most radical experiment, was published as a kindle ebook on november 3. Summary of one child by mei fong includes analysis. Mei fong is an awardwinning journalist with more than a decade of reporting in asia, most recently as china correspondent for the wall street journal. Mei fong she is the author of the forthcoming book one child. One child is a timely and informative look into chinas infamous effort to control its enormous population.

One child by mei fong, 9781780748450, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Whilst the chinese are not always generous in talking about cultural matters, i found their stories about family intriguing. Mei fong possesses a rare eye for the details that truly illuminate a story, the ones that most of us overlook. An intimate investigation of the worlds largest experiment in social en. Mei fong is able to develop scenarios from so many points of view that show how many and varied the negative ramifications of this policy have been. This book is made up of stories of many people feeling the effects of the one child policy, from parents made childless by the death of their only child, to bachelor villages, to people who courageously opposed the policy, and the rocket scientists who drew it up.

Fallout from chinas onechild policy continues, says author. Tracing the policy back to its inception, one child illuminates the myriad impacts it has had on chinese society and the dangerous implications it has for the nations future growth and wellbein. Now 44 and living in california, mei fong is a pulitzer prizewinning journalist and author of an internationally acclaimed book about chinas onechild policy, one child. Book on history and sideeffects of chinas ongoing one child policy, the biggest social engineering experiment in the world. But mei fongs moving and highly personal account of the onechild policy will teach you more about. One child, the story of chinas most radical experiment by. About the book chinas over three decadeslong population planning policy, known popularly as the one child policy, took a major shift when.

The new york times the policy itself remains a monument to official callousness, and fongs book pays moving testimony to the suffering and forbearance of its victims. How chinas onechild policy led to forced abortions, 30. Mei fong born august 8, 1972, also known as fong foongmei, is a malaysianchineseamerican journalist who was staff reporter for the china bureau for the wall street journal. The story of chinas most radical experiment by mei. But she makes disconcertingly clear that the repercussions of population control will continue to reverberate throughout china. The past and future of chinas most radical experiment february 2, 2016, houghton mifflin, which vividly recounts the history and aftereffects of chinas longestrunning and most radical social experiment. The story of chinas most radical experiment, about the one child policy in china and its impact on the country. In one child, mei fong examines the origins of chinas one child policy and some of its unintended consequences through a narrativerich story. My book, one child, on chinas one child policy was published this year. One child provides a compelling personal and journalistic examination of chinas infamous onechild policy. Mei fongs book comes at a critical time when the population and demographic debate is back in the public discourse with china as a case in. Jul 12, 2017 ive been wanting to read one child by mei fong for awhile. Written by mei fong, a pulitzer prizewinning reporter for the wall street journal who was born in china and lived much of her life there, this book looks at the unforeseen consequences of this orwellian policyramifications so severe, so dire and so ominous that china has reversed the onechild policy and now allows many couples to have.

The story of chinas most radical experiment boston. Mar 03, 2016 written by mei fong, a pulitzer prizewinning reporter for the wall street journal who was born in china and lived much of her life there, this book looks at the unforeseen consequences of this orwellian policyramifications so severe, so dire and so ominous that china has reversed the onechild policy and now allows many couples to have. But mei fong s moving and highly personal account of the one child policy will teach you more about the dysfunction and cruelty of modernday china than any other. In one child, she explores its true human impact, traveling. Eyeopening, powerful and utterly gripping, one child had me hooked from page one. Mei fong has spent years documenting the policys repercussions on every sector of chinese society.