Ji-li Jiang: Red Scarf Girl - A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution - BookTV Presentation (2001)

MARCH 21, 2001
CSPAN2 BookTV

Ji-Li Jiang showed slides as she talked about her book Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books. The book is about her life growing up in China, a happy and successful childhood up until the Cultural Revolution in 1966. During the Revolution, her family was persecuted because of their prominence and intelligence. Ms. Jiang discussed the Chinese Cultural Revolution and its effects on her country and family. After her presentation she answered questions from members of the audience.

See the original source here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?163321-1/red-scarf-girl-memoir-cultural-revolution

Read more about Ji-Li Jiang here: http://www.jilijiang.com/biography.htm