Having also lived in Hong Kong with my family, but for two years immediately after Tiananmen Square, we got to experience the strength of character and integrity of outspoken leaders such as Martin Lee and his family and colleagues. The American Women’s Association (AMA) sponsored many discussions on resistance to Chinese mainland dominance, per what Margaret Thatcher had thoughtlessly wrought onto Hong Kong. It is heartbreaking to see so much of that freedom destroyed and pushed under the surface these last several years. And now the US is facing and pushing back on authoritarianism itself. What Lee and others modeled was that freedom of thought and intellect can never be forced out, and stand as a model for hope and resistance in this country as we fight against this suppressive government.
Thanks for giving this talk and sharing it, we need to keep up our spirits! I haven't seen anything like the No Kings protests since the VietNam war. We can do this! On to the midterms! I will continue to order books from you!
Having also lived in Hong Kong with my family, but for two years immediately after Tiananmen Square, we got to experience the strength of character and integrity of outspoken leaders such as Martin Lee and his family and colleagues. The American Women’s Association (AMA) sponsored many discussions on resistance to Chinese mainland dominance, per what Margaret Thatcher had thoughtlessly wrought onto Hong Kong. It is heartbreaking to see so much of that freedom destroyed and pushed under the surface these last several years. And now the US is facing and pushing back on authoritarianism itself. What Lee and others modeled was that freedom of thought and intellect can never be forced out, and stand as a model for hope and resistance in this country as we fight against this suppressive government.
Thanks for giving this talk and sharing it, we need to keep up our spirits! I haven't seen anything like the No Kings protests since the VietNam war. We can do this! On to the midterms! I will continue to order books from you!