chinese communist party, mao zedong, misery, the cultural revolution, the great leap foward

The Cultural Revolution: An Attempt to Crush Humanity in China

The Cultural Revolution began as a campaign against political subtexts in culture in the mid-1960s. It quickly grew into a mass movement of millions of students who targeted the perceived enemies of communism. This movement would cause significant damage and disruption across China for years. The Great Leap Foward was about misery and death Chairman ...

Jack Roberts

Red guards and students waving Mao's 'Little Red Book.'

The Story of IM Pei’s Family: 15 Generations that Survived and Thrived

The unique family of I.M. Pei (Ieoh Ming Pei) has been sustained for the past 15 generations. It successfully escaped wars and political struggles in each dynasty, thus lasting for nearly 1,000 years. Although a Chinese saying states: “The good influence of men of virtue will not last more than five generations,” and “Wealth never ...

Emma Lu

Eileen and I.M. Pei.