In this episode of "Harry's Lunchbox," a recurring feature in which Laogai survivor Harry Wu talks about life in the Laogai and under communism, Harry describes being forced to criticize a fellow prisoner - an experience he will never forget.
In this episode of "Harry's Lunchbox," a recurring feature in which Laogai survivor Harry Wu talks about life in the Laogai and under communism, Harry describes the many ways he foraged in the prison camp to survive starvation.
In this episode of "Harry's Lunchbox," a recurring feature in which Laogai survivor Harry Wu talks about life in the Laogai and under communism, Harry reveals how he clandestinely captured and cooked frogs in order to survive.
In this latest edition of "Harry's Lunchbox," a recurring segement in which Laogai survivor Harry Wu discusses life in the Laogai and under Communism, Harry explains how one clever individual bartered his way to good health in the Laogai.
Harry's Lunchbox, the recurring video segment in which Laogai survivor Harry Wu discusses life in the Laogai and under Communism, returns! In this video Harry shares his experiences of hunger and rationing in the Laogai during China's years of famine and the resulting aftermath.
To put the video's figure of a prisoner's monthly food ration of around 32 pounds into perspective, most estimates put daily human food consumption at 3-5 pounds, or around 90-150 pounds per month. After 20 years of research, author Yang Jisheng suggests that 35-40 million people in China died of starvation between 1958 and 1961, including many political prisoners in China's forced labor camps.
In this installment of Harry's Lunchbox, a recurring video segment in which Harry Wu discusses life under Communism and in the Laogai, Harry explains the Chinese idiom "Zi Lu Wei Ma" (To call a deer a horse).
In this installment of Harry's Lunchbox, a recurring video segment in which Harry Wu discusses life under Communism and in the Laogai, Harry talks about his participation in Chairman Mao's campaign to rid China of squirrels.
Welcome to our first video in the recurring series: Harry's Lunchbox. Harry's Lunchbox, featuring Chinese dissident Harry Wu, shares stories of life under Communism and in the Laogai. In this video, Harry describes his visit to a military compound in 1955 and the "different levels" of treatment in the military that he saw. View the video below and stay tuned for more as we continue to join Harry for lunch.
