Dr. Chiufang Hwang Reveals Roots of Culture of Fear Among Chinese Immigrants in Escape from Taiwan
1888PressRelease - Autobiographer recounts historical events that informed the upbringing of Taiwanese in the United States in new memoir.
1888PressRelease - Autobiographer recounts historical events that informed the upbringing of Taiwanese in the United States in new memoir.
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<strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Chiufang</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong> <strong>Reveals</strong> <strong>Roots</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Culture</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Fear</strong> <strong>Among</strong> <strong>Ch<strong>in</strong>ese</strong> <strong>Immigrants</strong> <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>Escape</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>Taiwan</strong><br />
1888 PressRelease Autobiographer recounts historical events that <strong>in</strong>formed the upbr<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> <strong>Taiwan</strong>ese <strong>in</strong> the United<br />
States <strong>in</strong> new memoir.<br />
DALLAS – Like many <strong>from</strong> <strong>Taiwan</strong>, <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Chiufang</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong>’s parents immigrated <strong>in</strong> the United States <strong>in</strong> the late<br />
1960s to flee the regime <strong>of</strong> a dictator who used murder, brutality, and fear to stay <strong>in</strong> power and quell any<br />
political or social dissent. But the impact <strong>of</strong> the legacy <strong>of</strong> oppression didn’t end on America’s shores. In <strong>Escape</strong><br />
<strong>from</strong> <strong>Taiwan</strong>, <strong>Hwang</strong> recounts how her parents’ generation may have found refuge here, but never felt truly<br />
safe, creat<strong>in</strong>g an outlook <strong>of</strong> fear among the children <strong>of</strong> these <strong>Taiwan</strong>ese immigrants as well.<br />
<strong>Escape</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>Taiwan</strong> describes how the political repression <strong>Hwang</strong>’s parents experienced <strong>in</strong> <strong>Taiwan</strong> rema<strong>in</strong>ed a<br />
constant specter dur<strong>in</strong>g her own childhood despite the freedom, democracy, and opportunities <strong>of</strong>fered here, due<br />
to her parents’ paranoia because <strong>of</strong> their <strong>in</strong>volvement <strong>in</strong> secret <strong>Taiwan</strong>ese expat prodemocracy organizations.<br />
“Even though I grew up <strong>in</strong> the United States, I was raised by people whose outlook was <strong>in</strong>formed by fear and<br />
oppression and <strong>in</strong>stilled <strong>in</strong> me the dangers <strong>of</strong> speak<strong>in</strong>g out,” says <strong>Hwang</strong>. “For me and other children <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Taiwan</strong>ese immigrants, their legacy <strong>of</strong> oppression became ours by default, and impacted our efforts to assimilate<br />
to our adopted country.”<br />
Part memoir, part family history, the book recounts <strong>Hwang</strong>’s journey to understand the historical events that<br />
<strong>in</strong>formed her upbr<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g, and <strong>in</strong> the process, how she ga<strong>in</strong>ed a greater appreciation for the ideals represented by<br />
the Statue <strong>of</strong> Liberty to generations <strong>of</strong> immigrants.<br />
<strong>Escape</strong> <strong>from</strong> <strong>Taiwan</strong>: Legacy <strong>of</strong> Oppression can be purchased onl<strong>in</strong>e through SDP Publish<strong>in</strong>g, Amazon, Barnes<br />
and Noble and other retailers. <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Hwang</strong> previously published the books American Sweetheart, GrownUp<br />
Child, and F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g Jan<strong>in</strong>e. For more <strong>in</strong>formation about <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Chiufang</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong>, visit www.chiufang.com or connect<br />
with her on Instagram and Twitter.<br />
About the Author<br />
<strong>Chiufang</strong> <strong>Hwang</strong>, MD, received her doctor <strong>of</strong> medic<strong>in</strong>e degree <strong>from</strong> the University <strong>of</strong> Texas' School <strong>of</strong> Medic<strong>in</strong>e<br />
and completed her residency <strong>in</strong> psychiatry and a fellowship <strong>in</strong> child and adolescent psychiatry at the University<br />
<strong>of</strong> Texas Southwestern Medical School <strong>in</strong> Dallas, where she lives with her husband and two sons.<br />
http://www.sdppublish<strong>in</strong>g.com<br />
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