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