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Ji-li Jiang
Ji-li Jiang is the author of Red Scarf Girl (an ALA Notable Book), her own account of growing up in China under the Cultural Revolution. Born in Shanghai in 1954, she was a science teacher before coming to the United Sates in 1984. In 1992 she started a company, East West Exchange, to promote... show more
Ji-li Jiang is the author of Red Scarf Girl (an ALA Notable Book), her own account of growing up in China under the Cultural Revolution. Born in Shanghai in 1954, she was a science teacher before coming to the United Sates in 1984. In 1992 she started a company, East West Exchange, to promote cultural exchange between Western countries and China. She lives near San Francisco, California.
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Birth date: January 01, 1954
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Reading Slothfully
Reading Slothfully rated it 9 years ago
This was a difficult book. The author recounts her experiences as a 12–14-year old during the Cultural Revolution in China. She tells the story in a very matter-of-fact way. I'm sure things were different in different places, but my recollections of the time is that things sounded pretty horrible, a...
Reader! Reader!
Reader! Reader! rated it 9 years ago
This memoir is part of the 7th grade Language Arts curriculum at my son's middle school. He found it very interesting (his description was "it's kind of like Persepolis", and he's right).Ji-li Jiang was 12 years old when the Cultural Revolution began. She went from being a tar pupil and happy kid to...
Peace, Love & Books
Peace, Love & Books rated it 12 years ago
A poignant story about a father and son separated during China's Cultural Revolution.
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