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In Chinese, the word for America, Mei Guo, translates directly to "beautiful country." Yet when seven-year-old Qian arrives in New York City in 1994 full of curiosity, she is overwhelmed by crushing fear and scarcity. In China, Qian's parents were professors; in America, her family is "illegal" and it will require all the determination and small joys they can muster to survive.

This is a Book Club meeting.

Beth Shalom Hessel is Executive Director of The Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

Free

This is a virtual event.

Free