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Ji-li Jiang


Born
in Shanghai, China
January 01, 1954

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Genre
Biographies & Memoirs, Children's


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 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 1960s 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 Childre ...more

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Red Scarf Girl
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“Her actions remind me that, even under unbearable circumstances, one can still believe in justice. And above all, love.”
― Ji-li Jiang, Red Scarf Girl
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“I thought about my beautiful dreams and wondered if they would drift away just like those lovely soap bubbles.”
― Ji-li Jiang, Red Scarf Girl
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“I was willing to take on the struggle to establish myself in a new country because I knew that was the price I would have to pay for the freedom to think, speak, and write whatever I pleased.”
― Ji-li Jiang, Red Scarf Girl
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