This morning, I attended my first Creative Mornings event at the Galapagos Art Space in Dumbo, Brooklyn and listened to the personal story of Ping Fu. The story of a young girl kidnapped in her childhood during Mao's revolution, gang-raped, and expelled from her native China will shock and inspire you at the same time. She arrived in the United States knowing three English words: Hello, Thank you, and Help. From there, she went onto build a technology company, Geomagic that services a variety of industries with 3D technology. Her personal story is documented in her book, Bend not Break.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Creative Mornings : Ping Fu
This morning, I attended my first Creative Mornings event at the Galapagos Art Space in Dumbo, Brooklyn and listened to the personal story of Ping Fu. The story of a young girl kidnapped in her childhood during Mao's revolution, gang-raped, and expelled from her native China will shock and inspire you at the same time. She arrived in the United States knowing three English words: Hello, Thank you, and Help. From there, she went onto build a technology company, Geomagic that services a variety of industries with 3D technology. Her personal story is documented in her book, Bend not Break.
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A lot of her stories in China have been proven fake, and some of her claims were already retracted by herself. To give you a quick briefing, here are some media reports on the controversy:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2013/01/31/bend-not-break-author-ping-fu-responds-to-backlash/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/feb/13/ping-fu-controversy-china-cultural-revolution
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-02/19/content_16236322.htm