Zhan Haite is an educational activist in China. She bravely stood up for what she believed in despite objections from her parents and a government with a poor track record of accepting civilian criticism. She challenged the Chinese government’s practice of refusing migrant workers the opportunity to take their high school entrance exams. Thousands of students were denied the chance to improve their lives and ease the adversities wrought on them by poor economic situations. Even though the odds were stacked against her, her efforts did not go in vain—the government took steps to loosen some of the regulations that discriminated against these migrant workers.
“My idols are Martin Luther King and Aung San Suu Kyi. Both paid a heavy price in the pursuit of equality, freedom, and democracy.”
—Zhan Haite
This excerpt is from The Book of Awesome Girls by Becca Anderson which is available now through Amazon and Mango Media.
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