Author: Mary Jo Santo Pietro
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 9780813210827
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
"In this biography, Mary Jo Santo Pietro chronicles Father Hartke's experiences and endless achievements by combining his own stories, taped weekly during the last year of his life, with stories told by friends, colleagues, and celebrities. The book offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in the nation's capital from the 1930s through the 1980s, and also uncovers the complex and paradoxical character of the man known as the "White House priest" and "Show Biz priest.""--BOOK JACKET.
Father Hartke
Author: Mary Jo Santo Pietro
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 9780813210827
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
"In this biography, Mary Jo Santo Pietro chronicles Father Hartke's experiences and endless achievements by combining his own stories, taped weekly during the last year of his life, with stories told by friends, colleagues, and celebrities. The book offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in the nation's capital from the 1930s through the 1980s, and also uncovers the complex and paradoxical character of the man known as the "White House priest" and "Show Biz priest.""--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: CUA Press
ISBN: 9780813210827
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
"In this biography, Mary Jo Santo Pietro chronicles Father Hartke's experiences and endless achievements by combining his own stories, taped weekly during the last year of his life, with stories told by friends, colleagues, and celebrities. The book offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in the nation's capital from the 1930s through the 1980s, and also uncovers the complex and paradoxical character of the man known as the "White House priest" and "Show Biz priest.""--BOOK JACKET.
A Compelling Journey from Peking to Washington
Author: Chi Wang
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0761872426
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
A Compelling Journey from Peking to Washington follows the life of Chi Wang. We are first introduced to Wang as a young child fleeing with his family through China from encroaching Japanese forces. We see the ravages of the Sino-Japanese war from the eyes of someone who lived through it, only to have the post-war peace quickly overshadowed by a growing civil war between the Nationalists and Communists. During this tumultuous period, Wang’s father served as an important Nationalist general, allowing a deeper picture of these conflicts to emerge. Wang then decides to leave China for the United States just before the People’s Republic of China is formed. His new life in America begins as the China he grew up in is changed forever. As Wang adapts to living in America, he also has to come to terms with the increasing distance from his homeland due to the ongoing Cold War. He yearns to stay connected with the land where his family still lives while giving back to his adopted home. He accomplishes this through a long career where he is actively involved in fostering US-China understanding and educational exchanges. Through Chi Wang's experiences and memories, readers will also gain insight into key developments in U.S.-China relations from someone who saw them unfold. Some of the major highlights of his career include a groundbreaking trip to China on behalf of the US State Department in 1972, shortly after Nixon’s own trip; nearly fifty years working at the US Library of Congress where he became the head of the Chinese and Korean Section, successfully growing its collection from 300,000 volumes to over one million; and the founding of the US-China Policy Foundation in 1995. The first edition of this memoir was awarded the Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA)'s Best Book Award in 2011.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0761872426
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
A Compelling Journey from Peking to Washington follows the life of Chi Wang. We are first introduced to Wang as a young child fleeing with his family through China from encroaching Japanese forces. We see the ravages of the Sino-Japanese war from the eyes of someone who lived through it, only to have the post-war peace quickly overshadowed by a growing civil war between the Nationalists and Communists. During this tumultuous period, Wang’s father served as an important Nationalist general, allowing a deeper picture of these conflicts to emerge. Wang then decides to leave China for the United States just before the People’s Republic of China is formed. His new life in America begins as the China he grew up in is changed forever. As Wang adapts to living in America, he also has to come to terms with the increasing distance from his homeland due to the ongoing Cold War. He yearns to stay connected with the land where his family still lives while giving back to his adopted home. He accomplishes this through a long career where he is actively involved in fostering US-China understanding and educational exchanges. Through Chi Wang's experiences and memories, readers will also gain insight into key developments in U.S.-China relations from someone who saw them unfold. Some of the major highlights of his career include a groundbreaking trip to China on behalf of the US State Department in 1972, shortly after Nixon’s own trip; nearly fifty years working at the US Library of Congress where he became the head of the Chinese and Korean Section, successfully growing its collection from 300,000 volumes to over one million; and the founding of the US-China Policy Foundation in 1995. The first edition of this memoir was awarded the Chinese American Librarian Association (CALA)'s Best Book Award in 2011.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2408
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 2408
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Distinguished Civilian Awards and Cultural Interchange and Development
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher:
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Category : Decorations of honor
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decorations of honor
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1434
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1434
Book Description
Federal Grants for the Fine Arts Programs and Projects
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher:
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Category : Art and state
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art and state
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Federal Grants for Fine Arts Programs and Projects ...
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Critical Companion to Kurt Vonnegut
Author: Susan Farrell
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 143810023X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most popular and admired authors of post-war American literaturefamous both for his playful and deceptively simple style as well as for his scathing critiques of social injustice and war. Criti.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 143810023X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most popular and admired authors of post-war American literaturefamous both for his playful and deceptively simple style as well as for his scathing critiques of social injustice and war. Criti.
College Student Aid Legislation
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public Welfare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1406
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1406
Book Description