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(Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)Migrations
Hear about factory cities that have spring up all over China, and the hundreds of millions of workers who have migrated to them from small villages. Plus: States of the Union is all about Florida, which has been a make-or-break state in past elections. Then, a look at a family's legacy of depression and suicide. And word maven Patricia T. O’Conner will be here to answer your questions about the English language.
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China’s Factory Migrants
Find out about the factory cities that have sprung up all over China – and the hundreds of millions of workers who have migrated to them. Leslie Chang, former Beijing correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, is author of the book Factory Girls.
Event:
Leslie Chang will be speaking and signing books
Wed. Oct. 15 at 6 PM
Upper West Side Barnes & Noble
Broadway and 82nd St.
States of the Union: Florida
We find out what matters to voters in Florida, a state that's still considered a toss-up in the presidential race. Although Democrats have more registered voters, the Republican Party has succeeded on the state level. We look into how Democrats are making the Sunshine State competitive this year. Also: the impact of the financial downturn on some of the state’s Congressional races.
Adam Smith is political editor for the St. Petersburg Times, and writes for that paper's political blog.
States of the Union fact of the week: Perhaps fittingly, the first suntan cream was invented in Florida in 1944.
A Family’s Blue Genes
Christopher Lukas’s Hungarian-German-Jewish family has a history of suicide and depression. His new memoir about his family’s legacy of mental illness is Blue Genes.
Word Maven Patricia T. O'Conner
Word maven Patricia T. O’Conner takes your calls on the English language! Call us at 212-433-WNYC (212-433-9692) or leave a comment below.
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