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1. What is Qian's father's earliest memory?

Qian's father's earliest memory is of a time when he was four years old. He was shooting a toy gun at nearby birds as he skipped to the town square. At the square, the stopped and started at the swaying shapes of what he realized were men hanging from a tree.

2. What happened to Wang Lao Shi's eldest brother?

When Wang Lao Shi was seven, his eldest brother was placed under arrest. His brother had criticized Mao Zedong in writing for manipulating the people of China by pitting them against one another to centralize his power. He was then imprisoned and starved and tortured.

3. What does Qian say about arriving in the United States and her life there in "How It Began"?

Qian wrote that she arrived at JFK Airport on a visa that would expire much too quickly. Five days before she entered the U.S., she had turned seven years old. She and her parents would spend the next five years in the shadows of New York City hungry and laboring at menial jobs with no rights, no access to medical care, and no hope of becoming citizens.

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