Qian Julie Wang writes memoir about migration, childhood poverty and undocumented life in the United States. Beautiful Country recounts arriving in New York from China as a child and growing up in a family constrained by immigration status, low-paid work and fear of authorities. The book stays close to a child's understanding of school, food, housing and her parents' changing lives, while the adult narrator supplies broader context without turning the memoir into policy analysis. Wang's writing is vivid and accessible. Useful catalogue terms include immigration memoir, Chinese American experience, childhood narratives and nonfiction about poverty and legal precarity. Read more Less
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