Mao Zedong: The Chinese Culture Revolution

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It was back in the era of the Chinese Culture Revolution, Dr. Yu-wan Wang’s grandfather was a wealthy banker in China, but was prosecuted during the Chinese culture revolution.

“I’m product of the Chinese Culture revolution, so I know the importance of education and the need to take risks to satisfy my intellectual desire,” Dr. Wang said.

The Chinese Culture Revolution was a sociopolitical movement took place in China from 1966 to 1976. The chairman Mao Zedong started the revolution, in order to preserve the spirit of the communist ideology, capitalists and traditional culture elements in the society must be destroyed.

The campaign started with to cast away the four olds, which were old ideas, old cultures, old customs and old habits.
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She is so knowledge about everything we are doing within our office” said Dr. Wang’s colleague Christopher Flores, the International Admissions Counselor at Stony Brook University. “She leads us in a such unique way. She leads by teaching and working with you. She never made me feel like I work for her. Like we are equal, my opinion are just as solid as anyone else’s opinion.”

After she graduated, Dr. Wang first served as an information coordinator for McKinsey & Co. Later she went on to serve as a Consultant for the Taipei City government where she learned her ability of the International Commission and directed international programs.

After serving as the Director of a library in Pennsylvania, from 2002-2009 she was the Director of International Student & Scholar Services at Dowling College. Currently, Dr. Wang is Associate Dean for International Admissions at Stony Brook University.

“I met Dr. Wang when I was in senior year in high school, she helped me out with college application for SBU. She was very helpful to me and all my friends. On some occasions she would invite my friends and I to her office for dinner,” said a Stony Brook Graduate Casper Huang. “She always offered to help me with whatever kind of difficulties I’ve faced in

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