sonyaqk 's review for:

Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang

5.0

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My own childhood bears the scars of the cruelty of US immigration policy and so much of this book rang true. I read this book and just kept wondering why we think of the US as the greatest nation. We have so much to learn about the depths of our society’s depravity. This isn’t a book to read to feel grateful about your own luck. You read it so that it opens your eyes to the reality of what goes on just beneath the surface. And the only reason we get to read this is that Qian clawed her way up and out, but think of how many more of these stories exist and belong to those who didn’t/couldn’t. I’m grateful Qian was willing to pull back the curtain but also heartbroken for and ashamed of how little I have done for her and others experiencing what she did.