Category: Amy Hao’s Stories

Amy recalls her experience in China with the redistribution of wealth. She was born in 1952. Her brothers were born in 1948 and 1949. There was baby formula available from…

Amy mentions that there may be people who are not able to escape from Afghanistan, which reminds her of her uncle Charlie’s story. Charlie was a high school senior at…

Lots of people have asked Amy if anyone wanted to escape from the re-education camp. Amy says she only knows one person, who happened to be her neighbor. She never…

Amy introduces her friend Steve, her old school mate, who now lives in the US. They were sent to the re-education camp together. She mentions that he was very shy…

Amy describes her old friend and neighbor, who had a particularly horrible childhood. When Amy was 3 years old in 1955 a new neighbor moved in downstairs into their apartment.…

Amy reminds us that she reconnected with some childhood friends over Fathers Day and many of them reached out to ask her to tell their fathers stories. Amy begins the…

Amy explains that she has reconnected with some old friends since Fathers day. They asked Amy to tell the story of their fathers. Today Amy tells the story of one…

Amy continues the story of her father, recalling that he was arrested for supposedly joining the secret service of the opposing government.  He was scheduled to be executed.  Amy explains…

Returning to her fathers story, Amy explains that he was 33 years old when he returned to China, believing that the CCP would build a more just society with free…

Amy describes a video she made called “Memories of Father” for her father for Fathers day. Her father passed away in 2008. The first photo was of her father at…