Zhu Xiao Di
Zhu Xiao Di is a Chinese-American writer. He authored a biographical work, Thirty Years in a Red House: A Memoir of Childhood and Youth in Communist China, which was listed for further reading in MSN encyclopedia under the topic of "Communism" along with a few other books. He also authored a novel Tales of Judge Dee, and 6 collections of essays in Chinese including Leisure Thoughts on Idle Books, 地老天荒读书闲, 闲读近乎勇, 等闲识得书几卷, 域外闲读, and 闲读闲记.
Background
Born in 1958 in Nanjing, China, Zhu Xiao Di is a graduate of MIT with a master's degree in City Planning. He also received a master's degree in American Civilization from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1989.Between 1992 and 1997, he worked at the Center for Survey Research at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He also worked for Arthur Andersen & Co. as a management consultant between 1995 and 1996. He worked at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University between 1997 and 2012.