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the story
A little known fact of life in China came to light when the diary of a 14-year-old peasant girl made it from a remote town in rural China made it to the bestseller lists in France. The book, which has now been published in 16 countries around the world, tells the story of a young girl who is desperate to stay in school, despite the problem of sky-high school fees, which her parents can not afford.
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Letter 36 - Spring 2006
(07/05/2006
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
HelloFirst a word to explain my long silence since the last letter in January. It is due to the fact we had to restructure ourselves after my return to Paris, and that responsibility was passed ... -
Letter 35 - Jan-Feb 2006
(07/05/2006
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Hello to all,And first, a happy Chinese new year of the dog. This turn of the year will also mark a change in our association. After more than five years spent in China, I have returned to France ... -
A word from the teacher...
(15/11/2005
publié dans : NEWS/
)
Anne-Marie Bordas, a chinese-language professor at Hong Kong's french international school has been the key person in organizing her school's support to Ningxia and to mobilise for the Trailwalker ... -
"Why we are running"
(15/11/2005
publié dans : NEWS/
)
Laurent Parzy is the captain of the team "Children of Ningxia" which ran in Hong Kong's Trailwalker race this year. He explains why he decided to run for the second consecutive year in ... -
letter 32 - September 05
(15/10/2005
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Dear all, The new school year of September 2005 in Ningxia is remarkable in a number of ways. Firstly, we have the joy of now counting for the first time a university student amongst our ... -
Our first college student
(20/07/2005
publié dans : NEWS/
)
Her name is Yan Xia, and she was born to a poor peasant family in the southern Ningxia village of Zhang Jia Shu, also Ma Yan's birthplace. Yan Xia is now proud to be the first girl from her ... -
Washington Post - June 12, 2005
(19/06/2005
publié dans : in the press
)
NEWS/ z For Young Readers Washington Post / Sunday, June 12, 2005; Page BW11 The Diary of Ma Yan: The Struggles and Hopes of a Chinese Schoolgirl, edited and introduced by Pierre Haski, ... -
Letter 31 May-June 2005
(14/06/2005
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
THE LETTER FROM NINGXIA/ z Letter 31 May-June 2005 Dear All, For the second year running, students at the Lyçée français international (LFI) of Hong Kong went to Ningxia at the end of May to ... -
Ma Yan's diary in the US
(08/06/2005
publié dans : NEWS/
)
NEWS/ z The Diary of Ma Yan continues its world tour! It's just been published in the US by HarperCollins, the 17th foreign edition of this book that has moved mountains and changed lives, ... -
Letter 30 - Mar/apr 2005
(01/05/2005
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM NINGXIA/ z Letter 30, April 2005 First, let me tell you the story of a real miracle in Zhang Jia Shu, Ma Yans native village. We had already mentioned the ... -
letter from the ningxia 29
(01/01/2005
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM NINGXIA/ z Letter 29 - Jan 2005 Dear All, Let me first repeat my good wishes for the New Year 2005, and wish you well for the Chinese Year of the Rooster, which ... -
letter from the ningxia 28
(07/12/2004
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 28 - Nov-Dec 2004 Dear All, On 29 November 2004 the Association held its general assembly in Paris. This gave us an opportunity to take stock ... -
letter from the ningxia 27
(07/10/2004
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 27 - October 04 Dear All Our Association has had some historical moments... Computers. On Monday, 25 October, we inaugurated the multimedia ... -
Support the team of Enfants du Ningxia at Hongkongs Trailwalker !
(07/10/2004
publié dans : NEWS/
)
Sans titre-1 NEWS/ z Support the team of Enfants du Ningxia at Hongkongs Trailwalker ! On November 5 and 6, a team bearing the colors of Enfants du Ningxia successfully took part in the ... -
letter from the ningxia 26
(07/09/2004
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 26 - September 04 Hello, The return of September marks the beginning of a new era for the Association of the children of Ningxia, in various ... -
letter from the ningxia 25
(07/07/2004
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 25 - Summer 2004 Dear All The schools in Ningxia have closed now for the summer vacation, not without one last stressful event in the form of ... -
Times
(09/06/2004
publié dans : in the press
)
Sans titre-1 IN THE PRESS/ z A hunger to learn. The Times Education Supplement, July 2, 2004 With little food, no money and a six-hour hike to a dilapidated school, life for a 13-year-old girl in ... -
US RADIO
(09/06/2004
publié dans : in the press
)
Sans titre-1 IN THE PRESS/ z "Here on Earth, US public radio, july 3, 2004 On july 3, 2004, Here on Earth, a Wisconsin Public Radio programme, interviewed Ma Yan and Pierre Haski, with ... -
Beijing review
(09/06/2004
publié dans : in the press
)
Sans titre-1 IN THE PRESS/ z Neither One Childs Fight Nor a Fight for One Child (Beijing review, 03/06/2004) Ma Yan is not a heroine, nor a prodigy, but an ordinary schoolgirl whose dream used ... -
letter from the ningxia 24
(07/05/2004
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 24 - may 2004 Dear all, HONG KONG in NINGXIA. It was a truly astonishing sight : on 22 May 2004 fifteen students of the Hong Kong Lycée ... -
The Daily telegraph
(10/04/2004
publié dans : in the press
)
Sans titre-1 REVUE DE PRESSE/ z The world came to her village (The Daily telegraph, 10/4/2004) Sixteen-year-old Ma Yans account of life in the poverty-stricken, drought-ridden north-west of ... -
letter from the ningxia 23
(07/04/2004
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 23 - April 2004 Dear all, First of all, some news from Ma Yan, who has now returned to her village and to school from her fabulous trip to ... -
letter from the ningxia 22
(07/03/2004
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 22 - March 2004 Hello, March has been an important month for us : Ma Yan went to Paris ! She was invited by the publishing house Ramsay to ... -
Contacts /
(06/03/2004
publié dans : Who are we
)
Who are we? The french-registered non-governmental organization Enfants du Ningxia is still very young : its first general assembly was held in October, 2002... But its action is actually ... -
letter from the ningxia 21
(07/02/2004
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 21 - February 2004 The month of March promises to be rich in events... MA YAN GOES TO PARIS. If all goes well Ma Yan will come to France to ... -
letter from the ningxia 20
(07/01/2004
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 20 - January 2004 Dear all, Since our last trip to Ningxia, weve have had many letters from there, especially letters to wish us a good Year ... -
Shanghais "Liberation Daily"
(09/12/2003
publié dans : in the press
)
Sans titre-1 IN THE PRESS/ z Ma Yans Diary Touches Europe (Shanghais "Liberation Daily", 02/12/2003) In Zhang Jia Shu, the most northern village in the town of Yu Wang in Xi Hai Gu, there ... -
letter from the ningxia 19
(07/12/2003
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 19 - December 2003 Dear all, I managed to spend five days in Ningxia in December, with my assistant, He Yanping, and we were able to meet ... -
China daily
(09/10/2003
publié dans : in the press
)
Sans titre-1 IN THE PRESS/ z Giving voice to the voiceless. China Daily, Beijing, Oct. 23, 2003. By Jin Bo. "Ma Yan’s Diary," in which 14-year-old Ma Yan expresses her strong desire ... -
letter from the ningxia 18
(09/09/2003
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 18 - September 2003 Hello The beginning of the new school year has indeed been full of events. To begin with the coming out of Ma Yans ... -
letter from the ningxia 17
(07/07/2003
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 17 - summer 2003 Dear All The Association for the Children of Ningxias General Assembly took place on 28 June in Paris, doubtless not the ... -
letter from the ningxia 15
(07/05/2003
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 15 - May 2003 Hello, The SARS nightmare is in the process of abating, allowing us to envisage a return to normality in the next few weeks. ... -
letter from the ningxia 14
(07/04/2003
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 14 - April 2003 Hello, This will be an unusual letter because of the exceptional current circumstances in China due to the SARS virus ... -
New York Time
(24/03/2003
publié dans : in the press
)
Sans titre-1 IN THE PRESS/ z A Chinese Girls Diary Builds a Bridge Out of Rural Poverty (New York Time, 24/03/2004) The long road that brought Ma Yan to the Paris book fair this week began ... -
Commonground radio, USA
(23/03/2003
publié dans : in the press
)
Sans titre-1 IN THE PRESS/ z CHINA EDUCATION (Commonground radio, USA, 23/03/2004) « MCHUGH : A little known fact of life in China came to light when the diary of a 14-year-old peasant girl ... -
Lettre 13 ( Février 2003)
(07/02/2003
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 13 - February 2003 Dear All, On the night we arrived in the capital of the region we are assisting, we were greeted by the assistant ... -
CHina Youth Daily
(19/01/2003
publié dans : in the press
)
Sans titre-1 IN THE PRESS/ z I want to go to School (China Youth Daily, 18/01/2003) The diary of a Chinese girl who had to leave school because her family could not afford it any longer has ... -
www.asiatimes.com
(16/01/2003
publié dans : in the press
)
Sans titre-1 IN THE PRESS/ z China’s new female writers captivate world. www.asiatimes.com, Jan. 16, 2003 By Antoaneta Bezlova BEIJING - Two utterly different female voices of China have come to ... -
lettre 12 ( Janvier 2003)
(07/01/2003
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
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Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 12 - January 2003 Dear All The New Year has been marked by an influx of numerous enquiries, donations and offers to provide help in ... -
letter 11 ( dec 2002)
(07/12/2002
publié dans : Letter from the Ningxia
)
Sans titre-1 THE LETTER FROM THE NINGXIA/ z Letter 11 - December 2002 Dear All Firstly, welcome to all who have joined us since the publication of The Diary of Ma Yan. You are numerous, ...