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Ji-li Jiang

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born

January 01, 1954 in Shanghai, China

gender

female

website

http://www.jilijiang.com

genre

Biographies & Memoirs

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Coming from Shanghai, China in 1984, where she used to be a school 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 Girl fulfilled a long cherished wish to tell her story about what happened to her, her family, her neighborhood, and to her school during the 1960’s Cultural Revolution in China. Red Scarf Girl won an ALA 1998 Best Book for Young Adults award, ALA Notable Book award, was cited by Publishers Weekly 1997 as one of the Best Nonfiction Books for Ch...more

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Books by Ji-li Jiang

Average rating: 3.58 · 3,040 ratings · 602 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Red Scarf Girl 3.58 avg rating — 3,010 ratings — published 1997 — 21 editions	My rating:
	The Magical Monkey King: Mischief in Heaven by Ji-li Jiang (Retold by), Youshan Tang (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	My rating: