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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"As a teen, Anna Qu is sent by her mother to work in her family's garment factory in Queens. At home, she is treated as a maid and suffers punishment for doing her homework at night. Her mother wants to teach her a lesson: she is Chinese, not American, and such is their tough path in their new country. But instead of acquiescing, Qu alerts the Office of Children and Family Services, an act with consequences that impact the rest of her life. Nearly...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Outlines the Wilder case which challenged delegation of responsibility for care of abused and neglected children to private agencies. Most New York agencies were Catholic or Jewish and were permitted by law to give preference to children of their own faith, condemning the mostly Protestant African american children who dominated the system to overcrowded, underfunded state institutions.
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