Chai Ling born Rizhao, Shandong, China April 15, 1966. Graduate student in psychology. "General Commander" of Tiananmen protests, 1989; exiled, 1990. Founded All Girls Allowed, 2010.
"But my conscience will not permit me to surrender my power to traitors and schemers. I want to scream at Chinese people everywhere that we are so miserable! We should not kill each other anymore!" (interview at Tienanmen; photo catholicvote.org)
Margaret Chan Feng Fu-chun born Hong Kong August 21, 1947. Director-General UN World Health Organization 2006-12; led global fight against Ebola epidemic.
“I have never seen a health event threaten the very survival of societies and governments in already very poor countries. I have never seen an infectious disease contribute so strongly to potential state failure. . . [W]hat has moved from a public health crisis to threaten international peace and security.” (WHO, Oct. 13, 2014. Manila; photo eldiario.com.uy)
Elaine Chao born Taipei, Taiwan March 26, 1943. Third female director of US Peace Corps, 1991-92; sent first volunteers to post-Soviet Russia. First Chinese-American Cabinet member, serving as Secretary of Labor, 2001-07.
“Our volunteers are precisely what is needed, because they go out into the country, at the grass-roots level, and actually transfer information and skills.” (LA Times, Oct. 18, 1992; photo Wikipedia)
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