At age 7, she moved to Brooklyn, New York, with her parents. Qian Julie was born in Shijiazhuang, China. Told from a child's perspective, in a voice that is intimate, poignant and startlingly lyrical, Beautiful Country is the story of a girl who learns first to live - and then escape - an invisible life. Join us for a fascinating evening of discussion with critically acclaimed author Qian Julie Wang, as we host her for the. Qian Julie Wang is the New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Country: A Memoir of an Undocumented Childhood, which was named a best book of 2021 by the New York Times, President Obama, NPR, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, and more. From manual labour in a sushi factory to learning English in elementary school, the days spent scavenging the neighbourhood for furniture to emergency treatment in hospital, Qian Julie Wang's memoir is an unforgettable account of what it means to live under the perpetual threat of deportation, where being seen is an act of danger. This is the story of a childhood spent in extreme poverty as an undocumented Chinese immigrant in Brooklyn.
In China she was the daughter of Professors, a popular student leading a comfortable middle-class life. When 7-year old Qian moves to Mei Guo with her mother she doesn't know what to expect from the place, otherwise known as America, that translates to 'Beautiful Country'. A scorching memoir of an undocumented childhood, and what it means to live an invisible life
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