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I grew up watching Hong Kong's bamboo scaffolders build skyscrapers with poles, nylon strips, and extraordinary precision.
Years later, I recognized the same craft in the making of the Umbrella Movement.
What looked spontaneous had taken years to build.
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Samuel Chu 朱牧民 retweeted
"Dissent was a family occupation. I was not the first Chu to be named a criminal."
For our new Scene issue, @samuelmchu writes about his family's involvement with Operation Yellowbird: lareviewofbooks.org/article/…
You can now read my essay at @lareviewofbooks!
It begins with an arrest warrant and ends with a black sun over Denmark.
Fugitives, conspiracies, and strangers putting their lives in one another's hands.
No leader. No map.
Democracy by strangers.
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In 1989, my father helped smuggle dissidents out of China after Tiananmen. I was 11, growing up around fugitives and safe houses.
In 1990, my parents sent me to America to keep me safe. 30 years later, Hong Kong issued an arrest warrant for me.
But that's not the end. 🧵
Lately, I've been trying to write about these people, too.
Turns out writing about your own life is harder than organizing other people's! I'm very happy to share that my essay, “Strangers into Collaborators,” is out in the Fall @lareviewofbooks Quarterly!
It's about my father, exile, the Occupy Centra/Umbrella Movement, and the peculiar ways history catches up with us.
Huge thanks to editor @MedayaO, @beenepon, and the @LAReviewofBooks team! I hope you'll read and share!
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In 1989, my father helped smuggle student dissidents out of China after the Tiananmen massacre. I was 11, growing up around fugitives, safe houses, and strangers who risked their lives for people they barely knew.
@LAReviewofBooks
I've spent most of my life organizing people. Lately, I've been trying to write about them, too. Turns out writing about your own life is a lot harder than organizing other people's! This is one of the most personal things I've written, and seeing it in print is pretty special.
Huge thanks to editor Medaya Ocher, Irene Yoon, and her fabulous team at LARB for giving it a home. I hope you'll give it a read. And please share it with anyone who might enjoy it! shop.lareviewofbooks.org/pro…
The Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act would give qualifying Hong Kongers protected by Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) a path to permanent residence—a green card—in the United States
Temporary protection has given Hong Kongers safety. This bill could give them a future.
(Based on the Hong Konger Promise of Refuge Act as introduced. This is general information, not legal advice.)
Thank you, @SenJeffMerkley and @RepMcGovern, for introducing this life-saving proposal and standing with Hong Kongers in their campaign for human rights and democracy.