China Through the Eyes of Her Students: A rare glimpse of life in China through personal journals of Chinese university students

By D.M. Coffman

Seeing China through the windows of a tourist bus does not tell the real story of China. Even history books, travel logs and news reports can be misleading. While serving as a foreign expert and English teacher at several prestigious universities in China, my students kept personal journals as part of their writing assignments. I was stunned by what I read. For example, one young lady wrote, "Until I went away to school, my father beat me every day of my life because I wasn't born a boy." Not surprising, she took a boy's name as her English name. Chinese culture has placed enormous importance on male children-especially when families are limited to only one child. But they believe there are important reasons for doing so.This book is an uncensored look at life in the People's Republic of China. From political issues and sheltered perspectives, to stressful family situations, mixed with warmth, humor, the innocence of first-time love, and other universal young adult struggles, this compilation of my students' writings paints an honest picture of the homeland that these students love. My emotions ran the gamut as I experienced China through their eyes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467934593
• ISBN13: 9781467934596
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"