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Leslie T. Chang

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Leslie T. Chang lived in China for a decade as a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, specializing in stories that explored how socioeconomic change is transforming institutions and individuals. She has also written for National Geographic. Factory Girls is her first book.

A graduate of Harvard University with a degree in American History and Literature, Chang has also worked as a journalist in the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. She was raised outside New York City by immigrant parents who forced her to attend Saturday-morning Chinese school, for which she is now grateful.

She is married to Peter Hessler, who also writes about China. She lives in Colorado.

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Average rating: 3.81 · 1,644 ratings · 407 reviews · 1 distinct work

Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China

3.81 avg rating — 1,644 ratings — published 2008 — 19 editions

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“The past has been there all along, reminding us: This time--maybe, hopefully, against all odds, we will get it right.”
― Leslie T. Chang

tags: destiny , inspirational , past-and-future

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