Pat Yang
Pat Kwei-Ping Yang is a Chinese-American rural education development expert,
dedicated to rural education and sustainable development in China,
with emphasis on women's literacy and health.
Pat Yang is founder of U.S.-based The Zigen Fund and China-based China Zigen Association for Rural Education and Development.
Recognitions
- 2012: China News Weekly “Influencing China People of the Year” honoree
- 2019: China "Honour Book of Sustainable Development Education" honoree
Documentaries
Films produced by Pat Yang and directed by Christine Choy:- 2003: Sparrow Village - young girls yearn for education in a rural village of southwestern China
- 2007: No Fifth Grade - children in a village in Shanxi Province have to move to a bigger town to continue education of fifth grade and above
- 2007: Miao Village Medicine - barefoot doctors and hygienists working in a remote Miao village in Guizhou
Publications
- 2017: Co-creating a Sustainable Village: Teacher Training Handbook
- 2018: Rural Revitalization: Sustainable Development Talent Training Handbook
- 2018: ''Rural Adolescent Girls' Sexual Health Education Teacher Training Handbook''