Navigating Trauma, Labor, and Cultural Identity // Anna Qu's "Made in China"
How do you live with unanswered questions?How do we heal from wounds that were never acknowledged? In Anna Qu's powerful memoir "Made in China," my friend, Brett, and I witness the devastating impact of maternal rejection against the backdrop of immigrant struggles in America.Pulled from her loving grandparents' home in China at age seven, Anna arrives in America to discover she's an unwelcome intruder in her mother's new family. What follows is a modern-day Cinderella story without the happy ending—Anna becomes the family servant, catering to half-siblings who are cherished while she is…
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