Chang, a former correspondent for the wall street journal in beijing, tells the story of these workers primarily through the lives of two young women, whom she follows over the course of three years as they attempt to rise from the assembly lines of dongguan, an industrial city in china. Participants may buy the book factory girls, by leslie chang available in paperback and kindle. Think of it as a welcome gift from brown and your first official college reading assignment. Mar 10, 2015 leslie chang, in her acclaimed 2008 book factory girls, described women who left home as teenagers, and sometimes timidly coped with their bosses, disappointing jobs and dehumanizing work. Use the link below to share a fulltext version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Chang tells the story of these workers who labor countless hours to provide us with the material goods we take for granted. Chang is a chineseamerican journalist and the author of factory girls.
From village to city in a changing china, former wall street journal reporter leslie t. Chang delves deeply into the world of migrant workers to find out who these people are and what their collective dislocation means for china. Factory girl succeeds where so many similar books fail. And theres still another layer to factory girls, as chang spends several chapters investigating her own familys history in china, which includes a grandfather who was one of. From village to city in a changing china by leslie t. Chang explores this boom thats simultaneously emptying chinas villages of young people and fueling its economic growth. Young men had a harder time entering a factory, and once in they were often stuck. Girls often quit a factory in groups, finding courage in numbers and pledging to join a new factory together, although that usually turned out to be impossible. From village to city in a changing china, former wall street journal beijing correspondent and firstgeneration chineseamerican leslie t. Nov 09, 2008 to chang, the factory girls seem to live in a perpetual present.
Factory girl, a song by the pretty reckless on their album light me up. Factory girl rails testing, a testing framework for ruby on rails. The upside of factory girl life in china author leslie chang followed two girls from their rural homes in china to a city called dongguan, where they became factory girls. In factory girls, leslie chang tells the story of, isbn 9780330506472 buy the factory girls ebook. This time is necessary for searching and sorting links. She called up her cousintheonly phone number she knew by heartandhe put her back in touch with her older sister, and also with me. Chang 2008 socsci cha explores the world of the millions of female chinese migrant workers who have left their homes in rural towns to find jobs in chinas cities, as revealed through a twoyear study of the lives of two young women.
She is married to peter hessler, who also writes about china. In factory girls, former wall street journal reporter leslie chang unravels the stories of young women working in the southeastern factory town of dongguan, just north of hong kong. It is only through suffering that we grow up, transform, and come to a better understanding of life. Factory girls isbn 9780330506472 pdf epub leslie t. Factory girls isbn 9780385520171 pdf epub leslie t. Additional readings linking changs accounts to current events will be provided on the course site. Download factory girls or read factory girls online books in pdf, epub and mobi format. They have forsaken the confucian bedrock of traditional chinese culture for an improvised existence in which history and. Chang, a former correspondent for the wall street journal in beijing, tells the story of these workers primarily through the lives of two young. Teachers who wish to receive full benefits must contribute substantively to all three module discussions. In factory girls, min continues to be the breadwinner for her family as she works in various factory and office jobs. Factory girls, a song by flogging molly on their album within a mile of home. From village to city in a changing china, chang, a former beijing correspondent for the wall street journal, does more than.
Uploaded by tracey gutierres on september 10, 2014. Chang an eyeopening and previously untold story, factory girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in china. From village to city in a changing china, by journalist leslie chang. China has more than 114 million migrant workers, which represents th. Mar, 2009 factory girls is their story, written by a former wall street journal correspondent. Changs brilliant book factory girls also portrays the hard side of life for those who have left the land, but it is, above all, a tribute to the determination of chinas factory girls to make a. Chang, a former correspondent for the wall street journal in beijing, tells the story of these workers primarily through.
Chang skillfully sketches migrants as individuals with their own small victories and bitter tragedies, and she captures the surprising dynamics of this enormous but ill. China has million migrant workers the largest migration in human history. One of the biggest challenges leslie chang faced during her research was simply maintaining contact. Leslie t chang an eyeopening and previously untold story, factory girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in china. In factory girls, leslie chang tells the story of two such workers. Chang, a journalist, followed the lives of several of these factory girls, many of whom fled even grimmer situations in rural villages. Focusing on the teenage women who are migrant workers in southern china, we gain an understanding of how their sheer courage and capacity to take risks have reshaped their country. China has million migrant workersthe largest migration. Click download or read online button to get factory girls book now. A former china correspondent for the wall street journal, she has been described as an insightful interpreter of a society in flux. Chinas massive population of migrant workers, which represents more than 114 million people, is the driving force behind its booming economy. To be sure, this mass migration is a big and welltold story. Chang, a former correspondent for the wall street journal.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Contents title page dedication map part one the city 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 going out. China has more than 114 million migrant workers, which represents the largest migration in human history. Press button download or read online below and wait 20 seconds. The country of china can be placed within the concept of e. It has been purchased for you by the office of the dean of the college and the brown alumni association. Factory girls is their story, written by a former wall street journal correspondent. Chang, a former correspondent for the wall street journal in beijing, tells the story of these workers primarily. From village to city in a changing china, chang, a former beijing correspondent for the wall street journal, does more than describe harsh factory conditions. From village to city in a changing china documents the harsh realities and odd cinderella stories of life in chinas burgeoning industrial city, dongguan. Chang, a former correspondent for the wall street journal in beijing, tells the story of these workers primarily through the lives of two. Download citation on jul 1, 2010, dongjin chen and others published factory girls.
Chang is a graduate of harvard university and was a correspondent for the wall street journal in beijing. China is in the midst of historys largest human migration, a. Interspersing their account of life and migration with the story of her own familys migrations, chang paints a vivid portrait of world where you can lose. In her book factory girls, the setting is the greatest migration in human history of. To chang, the factory girls seem to live in a perpetual present. Workers flood factory towns like dongguan after the new year, and competition for jobs then is the toughest. Leslie changs factory girls is a must read if one wants to understand modern china in any depth. An eyeopening and previously untold story, factory girls is the first look into the everyday lives of the migrant factory population in china. According to the books author, leslie chang, min later married, had two children, and saved enough money to buy a car for herself and an apartment for her parents.
Min, a young woman who works at a handbag plant, presents chang with an authentic coach purse plucked fresh from the assembly line. The only traces we in the west see of this shadowy world are the cheap export goods the girls create, but its a vast and complex society with its own iron laws, and it holds vital clues to the future of china. Chang is about the lives of female chinese migrant workers that try to make a life for themselves in the industrial cities of china. From village to city in a changing china, by leslie t. Oct 14, 2008 the upside of factory girl life in china author leslie chang followed two girls from their rural homes in china to a city called dongguan, where they became factory girls. Factory girls deals with a fascinating subject, but unfortunately it was a very slow read. Leslie chang is an american writer who digs deeply into her chinese heritage. York 2009 10 the village after mins mobile phone was stolen in the summer of 2004, she built a new life from scratch. This timemaybe, hopefully, against all odds, we will get it right.