Linda Bevis, an American teacher and lawyer, first lived in Beijing
in 1983. Twenty-five years later, Bevis, her playwright husband,
and her young Chinese-born daughter return to China. Aware of the
necessity for adopted families to connect with the birth culture,
Bevis and her family delve into Chinese community, schools,
language, theater, and return to the Jiangsu orphanage where Leyla
Fu-Chi spent her early months. In the year preceding the Beijing
Olympics, much is said of China, both good and bad. Bevis' journals
offer an inside view not usually heard in the West. While writing
about pollution, censorship, and human rights violations, she also
portrays her Chinese friends and students as diverse, intelligent,
kind people with awareness of past injustices, pride in their
country, and hope for the Olympics. Tolerant but honest, balancing
maternal and pedagogical concerns with cultural awareness and
respect for China's traditions, Bevis' careful reflections reveal a
complex, diverse, and surprising China.
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