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A heart for freedom : the remarkable journey of a young dissident, her daring escape, and her quest to free China's daughters

Obrazy
Autor
Chai Ling
Place of publication
Carol Stream
Publication date
2011
Table of Contents

Preface . . ix
Prelude . . xi

DAUGHTER OF CHINA
1. Growing Up in the City of Sunshine . . 3
2. Child of the Tiger Dad . . 9
3. "Make Me an Extraordinary Child!" . . 17
4. Tough Love at Home . . 25
5. Peking University . . 35
6. The Cost of Love . . 43
7. A Dream and a Nightmare . . 51
9. Resolutions . . 69

TIANANMEN SQUARE, 1989
10. Night at Xinhua Gate . . 79
11. Searching for Feng . . 89
12. The Funeral for Hu Yaobang . . 93
13 Dawn of New Beginnings . . 101
14. The Dong Luan Verdict . . 111
15. Secret Meeting . . 119
16. Hunger Strike . . 129
17. Solidarity . . 139
18. The Great Wave . . 145
19. Martial Law . . 153
20. Defending Tiananmen Square . . 161
21. Last Will and Testament . . 173
22. The Last Stand . . 183

FAREWELL TO BEIJING
23. On the Run . . 197
24. Chinas Most Wanted . . 207
25. Escape to Hong Kong . . 215
26. The Meaning of Freedom . . 223
27. The New World . . 231

THE AMERICAN DREAM MEETS CHINESE REALITY
28. Life After Tiananmen . . 241
29. American Dream . . 249
30. Culture Shock . . 257
31. True Love . . 265
32. Wrestling with the Past . . 275

FREEDOM CALLING
33. Finding Freedom . . 285
34. All Girls Allowed . . 295
35. Sacred Spaces . . 305
36. Overcoming Darkness (Moving into the Light) . . 315  
37. The Face of Jesus . . 325

Notes . . 333
Acknowledgments . . 335