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Dear Internets, please do my homework for me
Okay, for the project I'm currently working on, I need to do some serious research on China, especially modern China from the end of WWII to the present. Though I'm willing to take something that stops in the mid/late-90's if I have to.
The situation is that the main character in the UF!2Girls project is Chinese. She was brought over by her parents when she was an itty bitty baby, because they had to escape the government at that time who were less than appreciative of their brand of magic. Which means knowing the history, the mythology, the religion, and the culture. So, obviously, a metric ton of reading and learning will be needed.
Even though the story takes place in America, there will be flash backs and of course, if nothing else, I need to understand and have a healthy knowledge of the kind of culture and heritage my heroine is bringing with her.
I'm looking into any resources I can get my hands on. Books, websites, anything. I've been using Wikipedia just to find reference books and articles, and I've been compiling a list of books I'm going to order from Amazon.
But I'm wondering if anyone might have suggestions, resources they consider essential.
The situation is that the main character in the UF!2Girls project is Chinese. She was brought over by her parents when she was an itty bitty baby, because they had to escape the government at that time who were less than appreciative of their brand of magic. Which means knowing the history, the mythology, the religion, and the culture. So, obviously, a metric ton of reading and learning will be needed.
Even though the story takes place in America, there will be flash backs and of course, if nothing else, I need to understand and have a healthy knowledge of the kind of culture and heritage my heroine is bringing with her.
I'm looking into any resources I can get my hands on. Books, websites, anything. I've been using Wikipedia just to find reference books and articles, and I've been compiling a list of books I'm going to order from Amazon.
But I'm wondering if anyone might have suggestions, resources they consider essential.