The United House of Yang
Harvard scholar Yang Jianli spent five years apart from his loved ones as a political prisoner in China. Fighting for his release, his wife, CHRISTINA FU, grew into a dynamic advocate herself while raising their kids in Brookline. One year after their reunion, they're both dedicated to pushing for reform in their homeland. But that also keeps pulling him away from family.
(Photograph by Tim Llewellyn)
Harvard scholar Yang Jianli spent five years apart from his loved ones as a political prisoner in China. Fighting for his release, his wife, Christina Fu, grew into a dynamic advocate herself while raising their kids in Brookline. One year after their reunion, they're both dedicated to pushing for reform in their homeland. But that also keeps pulling him away from family. (Full article: 2446 words)
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