Human Right Movement in China*

Bio for Wen Chen
Wen was born in China at the end of the Great Cultural Revolution. Being the victim
of this horrific atrocity that killed two million intellectuals and destroyed traditional
Chinese culture, Wen's parents had mixed feelings about her education. Despite their
discouragement, Wen eventually won a national prize at a science competition when
she was 16. Hence, she went to a top university for undergraduate study and then
came to the U.S. in 1994 for graduate school. Wen received a Ph.D. in Biology at the
California Institute of Technology in 2000. Because of her personal experience of
being brainwashed in China, she decided to voice for the voiceless. Since 2012, she
has given hundreds of presentations to community organizations about Chinese
culture, history, and society.

Wen has been working for Caltech since 2000 as a biologist and information scientist. Her everyday work includes
scientific outreach by speaking at conferences and seminars at universities. In her personal life, she is an active
member of Amnesty International, focusing on human rights in China. She serves as a board member and
community liaison for Caltech Women in Biology and Biological Engineering. She has a blog:
https://wenchenview.blogspot.com/