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All content by Photo courtesy of Lanting Xu
Social Studies Teacher Lanting Xu was born in China three years before Cultural Revolution, a period of widespread social reform. During this time, colleges were outlawed and all members of the bourgeoisie class were sent to the countryside to be reeducated by farmers. However, the Cultural Revolution ended before Xu graduated high school, so Xu able to have a future in college.

[Photo] Living through a revolution

Jonathan Novak, Deputy Editor-in-Chief: Online
March 14, 2020
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