There have been different waves of immigration from China to the United States. Things kind of changed in the 80s will tell us a little bit about that. The other thing that's very interesting is that you had the one child policy which had led to some draconian excesses in some places. It was often difficult to determine how widespread that kind of conduct was but it was definitely happening and thatKind of dovetails with this curio of American politics and policy which is the anti-abortion stance of a lot of republican lawmakers.
Investigative journalist Patrick Radden Keefe joins us on the podcast to tell the story of an unlikely criminal mastermind, Sister Ping - a middle-aged, hardworking woman who is highly respected among her community. Originally from Fujian province, China, for years she runs an incredibly lucrative people smuggling business from New York's Chinatown until she comes into trouble with violent gangsters and then later the FBI. In conversation with our host Poppy Damon, they discuss immigration, the dark underbelly of the American Dream, and the questions of who gets to stay. They also speak about Patrick's involvement in the Oscar-nominated documentary starring Nan Goldin and directed by Laura Poitras, All The Beauty And The Bloodshed.
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