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Compelling Journey from Peking to Washington

Compelling Journey from Peking to Washington

Chi Wang

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Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2021
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Historia de Asia
ISBN:
9780761872412
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Follow Chi Wang as he escapes a war-torn China to pursue a better education and life in America. As you join Wang on his journey you will also experience key historical events in U.S.-China relations through the eyes of someone who lived it.

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