In 1966 Ji-li Jiang turned twelve. An outstanding student and leader, she had everything: brains, the admiration of her peers, and a bright future in China′s Communist Party. But that year China′s leader, Mao Ze-dong, launched the Cultural Revolution, and everything changed. Over the next few years Ji-li and her family were humiliated and scorned by former friends, neighbors, and co-workers. They lived in constant terror of arrest. Finally, with the detention of her father, Ji-li faced the most difficult choice of her life. Told with simplicity and grace, this is the true story of one family′s courage and determination during one of the most terrifying eras of the twentieth century. Ages 11+
About the Author
Coming from Shanghai, China, in 1984, where she used to be a science teacher, author Ji-li Jiang studied in Hawaii then worked as a corporate Operations Analyst and Budgeting Director for several years. In 1992, she co-founded East West Exchange, Inc., a company created to promote and facilitate cultural and business exchanges between China and the western countries.Ji-li's first book,Red Scarf Girlfulfilled a long cherished wish to tell her story about what happened to her, her family, her neighborhood, and to her school during the 1960s Cultural Revolution in China.Red Scarf Girlwon an ALA 1998 Best Book for Young Adults award, ALA Notable Book award, was cited byPublishers Weekly1997 as one of the Best Nonfiction Books for Children, as well as aParentingmagazine Magic Awards—1997 Most Wonderful Children's Books. To reach so many children with her own story has been very meaningful to Ms. Jiang.Today, Ji-li lives in the San Francisco area. Besides writing, she devotes her time to various cultural exchange programs; organizing groups to study alternative medicine in China; bringing Chinese art troupes to perform in the States; sending students to summer camps in China to understand the Chinese culture, etc.She says, "If there is one goal I'd like to achieve in my life it is to bridge the gap between China and the western countries. I strongly believe that a better understanding around the world is the basis of world peace."
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