Stepchildren of the Dragon Memories of China
Five Westerners who went to China before liberation, either out of curiosity or because of their political beliefs talk to Gordon Bowker how they joined the struggle of the Chinese people and why they stayed on through 60 years of social and political upheaval. Gladys Yang went to China as a young girl with her missionary parents. New Zealander, Rewi Alley, worked his passage to China in 1926 looking for adventure, and work. Sydney Shapiro volunteered to learn Chinese during the Second World War, to work as a translator. David Crook went to China in 1938 after fighting with the International Brigade in Spain. Talitha Gerlach was an American Social Worker who went to China in 1926 to work among women.
Five Westerners who settled in China discuss their experiences over the last 60 years of China's turbulent history.
Primary Title
- Stepchildren of the Dragon
Secondary Title
- Memories of China
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 29 June 1989
Start Time
- 21 : 00
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 30:05
Channel
- 1YC
Broadcaster
- New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation
Station
- 1YC
Owning Organisation
- BBC
Programme Description
- Five Westerners who settled in China discuss their experiences over the last 60 years of China's turbulent history.
Episode Description
- Five Westerners who went to China before liberation, either out of curiosity or because of their political beliefs talk to Gordon Bowker how they joined the struggle of the Chinese people and why they stayed on through 60 years of social and political upheaval. Gladys Yang went to China as a young girl with her missionary parents. New Zealander, Rewi Alley, worked his passage to China in 1926 looking for adventure, and work. Sydney Shapiro volunteered to learn Chinese during the Second World War, to work as a translator. David Crook went to China in 1938 after fighting with the International Brigade in Spain. Talitha Gerlach was an American Social Worker who went to China in 1926 to work among women.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Radio
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/25e931909a6f46aea9b407969b954e69
Genres
- Current affairs
- History
- Talk
Hosts
- Gordon Bowker BBC (Interviewer)
Contributors
- Gladys Yang (Interviewee)
- Rewi Alley (Interviewee)
- Sydney Shapiro (Interviewee)
- David Crook (Interviewee)
- Mao Tse Tung (Speaker)
- Talitha Gerlach (Interviewee)
- Bridget Carter (Producer)