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
References
External links The Zigen Fund website China Zigen website