Shulman , an American draft dodger of the Vietnam Era , had joined his father Jack Shulman in China and remained there when Jack and his wife Ruth left China during the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution .
Shulman , an American draft dodger of the Vietnam Era , had joined his father Jack Shulman in China rather than fleeing to Canada . 
 Norman had then been left behind when Jack and his wife Ruth left China during the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution .