Factory Girls by Leslie T. Chang

About this episode

The episode discusses Leslie T. Chang's exploration of the migrant worker phenomenon in China during the early 2000s.

For our second book on China, the W5H team convenes to discuss Leslie T. Chang's book on the migrant worker phenomenon in China, circa early 2000s, when millions of young people, mostly women, left the countryside to seek out a new life in the booming country's factories and cities.

People in this episode

Hosts: David Hsu, Luki Danukarjanto

Topics covered

• migrant workers
• China
• factories
• women's issues
• urbanization
• economic development

Keywords

• migrant workers
• Leslie T. Chang
• China
• factories
• women
• urban life
• economic growth

Mentioned in this episode

Places: China

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