winter of 2007, the Writer in Residence at McMaster University for the winter of 2009, and the Writer in Exile of Edmonton during September 2009 – August 2010. Sheng Xue is a key leader of overseas Chinese pro-democratic movement and is an outspoken critic of the Chinese government's human rights record. She is the chairperson of June 4 Massacre Investigation; Vice-Chairperson of The Federation for a Democratic China, Board member of Forum for Democratization of China and Asia. She established a group "Ten Dollar Can" in 2004, which is to encourage people to donate Ten Dollars per month and send to writers and journalists in prison, as well as other political prisoners, in China. She is also a founder of China Rights Network, a coalition of a number of organisations united by their opposition to the policies of the Chinese Communist Party, including Falundafa Human Right Association, Federation for a Democratic China, Students for a Free Tibet, Taiwanese Human Right Association of Canada, Tibetan Women's Association of Ontario, Tibetan Youth Congress, Uyghur Canadian Association, World Federalists of Canada, and others. On September 29, 2012, during a function held in Sheng Xue's home by about 50 Asian political exiles to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, on behalf of the Canadian government, awarded Sheng Xue the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. On October 8, 2012, during the FDC's 11th Global Congress held in Budapest, Sheng Xue was elected as the Chairperson of Federation for a Democratic China. Books Unveiling the Yuan Hua Case (), Mirror Books, New York, USA, 2001. . Seeking the Soul of Snow (), United Writers Press, Hong Kong, Jan 2008. . Lyricism From a Fierce Critic (), United Writers Press, Hong Kong, August 2008. . All of these three books have been banned in China. Starring Small Pleasures (), 1993 film, Canada. (Reimonna Sheng as Zhao Qing) Chinese Chocolate (), 1995 film, Canada. (Remona Sheng as Francis Huang) He Zhu Xin Pei (), 1997 stage drama in Chinese, Canada. (Sheng Xue as He Zhu) Family Grandfather Zang Qifang (, 1894–1961) was the Mayor of Tianjin from 1930–1931, and the president of Dongbei University from 1937–1947. He also held some other important government/academy positions in China before 1949, and in Taiwan after 1949. Father Zang Pengnian () Mother Li Guiqing () Husband Dong Xin () References External links Litfest2009ARC:authors Federation