Surviving the Religion of Mao [Speaking of Faith® from American Public Media]

September 13, 2007
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Author Anchee Min has won acclaim for her memoir of growing up in China under Mao Zedong. She's also written several works of fiction in which she explores the human hunger to survive against extreme social brutality. In this conversation, Anchee Min tells us what she learned about the human spirit in the forced labor camp in which she spent her teenage years, and how she's found healing in America.

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SoundSeen: Slideshow
» "Mao Is the
Reddest Sun"
View a gallery of images of Chinese propaganda posters from the early 1950s to the late 1970s.

Unheard Cuts
» Unedited Interview with Anchee Min (mp3, 1:25.55)
Krista spoke with Anchee Min from the intimate setting of her home outside of San Francisco. Here's your chance to listen to the entire, unedited conversation.

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Voice on the Radio
Anchee Min
Born in Shanghai in 1957, Min came to the United States in 1984. She's the author of several books, including her memoir Red Azalea and, most recently, The Last Empress, a sequel to Empress Orchid.