Word: wu
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...novel--which opens in 1950s Singapore--is a fictional account of the life of Han, a girl sold into slavery at the tender age of five by her impoverished mother. Almost immediately upon her arrival at the House of Wu, Han befriends the young master, also a child, like herself, who kindly tends to her when she throws tantrums at the loss of her mother. Over the years, their friendship blossoms, and when the two become adolescents, Han falls in love with Master Wu. Although their class differences force her to internalize her passion, she vehemently resists the assaults...
...patience pays off, albeit a bit dubiously, when Wu takes her as his mistress upon his marriage. The conflict between Han and Wu's new wife, the pregnancies of each woman, the secret negotiations the three undertake with the matriarch of the House of Wu and the circumstances of Han's eventual immortalization all contribute to the superbly-crafted climax...
...this the full extent of the exploitation of political prisoners. As the famed dissident Harry Wu has noted, the Chinese regime is so gain-hungry (as Deng Xiaoping's famous slogan runs, "It is glorious to get rich") that it ekes profit out of political prisoners even after their death. The sale of organs of executed prisoners to foreigners willing to put up cash for a quick transplant is an approved practice in China. In life as in death, Chinese citizens are treated as government chattel...
...club will probably offer similar seminars each week throughout the school year, said Thomas Y. Wu '98, HEC president...
Thomas Y. Wu '98, president of the HEC, said he appreciated Kane's discussion of "the kinds of difficulties you run into when you start a business...