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BeforeYangHepingrealizedhewasreallyFredEngst,hestruggledwithhisAmericanidentity,somethingheonlydiscoveredwhenhewenthomeforthefirsttimeattheageof22.HanBingbintracksthatjourney.WhenYangHepingwas3,henoticedthathelookeddifferentfromthosearoundhimandthatpeoplestaredathimonthestreets.BeforehereturnedtotheUnitedStatesin1974,Yang,whoseChinesenamewasgiventohimbyMadameSunYat-sen,couldonlyimaginewhathishomelandwaslike.Hefeltlikeanadoptedchildwonderingwhathisnaturalparentswerelike.ForYang,70,hisrelationshipwithhisowncountryandrelativeswassomethingintangibleandabstract,justlikethefactthathewasreallyFredEngst,sonoftwoAmericanswhohadcometoChinain1949tobeapartofhistory.Yang'sfatherErwinEngst,ayoungfarmer,cametojointhecommunistrevolutionafterhewasinspiredbythebookRedStarOverChinawrittenbyEdgarSnow.TwoyearslaterinYan'an,wherehewasservingasafarmequipmentexpert,hemarriedJoanHinton,alsofromtheUS.HintonwasaphysicsscientistwhohadbeeninvolvedintheManhattanProject,theatombombprogram.ButsheresignedafterseeingthehorrifyingdestructionthebombcausedinHiroshimaandNagasakiin1945.Afterrefusingmoreprofitablejoboffers,theEngstslaterspenttherestoftheirlivesonthesuburbanfarmsofXi'anandthenBeijing,devotingtheirenergyandexpertisetofuelingChina'sagriculturaldevelopment.Withtheglowingtributespaidtohisparentsbyboththepeopleandthegovernment,Yangsaystheyweresimplydoingwhattheyloved.ExplainingwhyhisparentschosetostaysolonginChina,Yangsaysitwastheharmoniousrevolutionaryatmosphere,wherepeoplewereequaldespitetheirdifferencesandallwerehappilyunitedinaconcertedeffort.ForYang,hisownroadtoacceptingwhathereallyiswasalittlebumpier.Yang'sgrandmotherusedtosendhimclothesfromtheUS,butheoftenfoundthemtoooddtowear.In1962,theoldladycametovisithergrandsonandbecamethe"firstforeigner"youngYanghadevermet.BarelyspeakinganyEnglishandreluctanttolearn,Yanghadlittletosaytoher.Itwasnotuntilthelate1960sthatYangbecamemoreeagertolearnhismothertongue,propelledbyastrongdesiretounderstandthespeechesdeliveredbytheleadersoftheAfrican-