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May 301 min read

Masked hero is on the 2024 Best Children’s Books of the Year List!!

Masked Hero is on the Bank Street College of Education’s 2024 Best Children’s Books of the Year List. This list includes more than 600...

Feb 71 min read

The Cypress Article acknowledges Brookline Booksmith's author voices: Shan Liu, Masked Hero Author

Shan Liu has a story to tell and she shared it at the Brookline Booksmith along with other authors. Her great-grandfather invented the...

Feb 41 min read

Podcast by KevinMD: How One Family's Hero Ended a Pandemic

Join Shan Liu, an emergency physician and co-author of Masked Hero: How Wu-Lien Teh Invented the Mask and Ended an Epidemic. Discover the...

Feb 41 min read

The Revitalizing Doctor Podcast Features: Author of The Masked Hero: Dr. Shan Liu, Empowering Children to Embrace Diversity and Celebrate Heroes

The Revitalizing Doctor features Dr. Shan Liu and discusses the story of her great-grandfather and his contributions to public health...

Dec 17, 20231 min read

MASKED HERO WON AN AWARD: Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12!!

"A familiar topic and an unfamiliar person. Written by his great-granddaughter, Doctor Wu Lien-teh’s biography provides a window into his...

Nov 28, 20231 min read

MEDPAGE TODAY'S, social media leading physician voice, KevinMD's article about Masked Hero's author

This article provides great insight into Dr. Shan Woo Liu's life and how her great-grandfather revolutionized the mask and how she...

Nov 11, 20231 min read

Author of Masked Hero Children's Book promotes public health message and cultural pride

WBUR's interview with Dr. Shan Woo Liu addresses the importance of wearing a mask as well as the cultural aspects surrounding her...

Nov 11, 20231 min read

Boston Globe: Giving a ‘Masked Hero’ a new spin

The Boston Globe showcases Dr. Shan Woo Liu’s great-grandfather as the doctor and innovator who invented the predecessor of the N95 mask...

Feb 3, 20231 min read

New England Journal of Medicine: Mask Wars

NEJM's documentary, Mask Wars, features Wu Lien-teh in its exploration of the controversies surrounding masks and mask mandates...

May 19, 20211 min read

The New York Times spotlights Dr. Wu Lien-teh

What Can and Can’t Be Learned From a Doctor in China Who Pioneered Masks. Journalist Wudan Yan writes, "Though often overlooked in...

Mar 11, 20211 min read

NPR Throughline: Dr. Wu & the history of the N95

From bird beaks to wrapping paper to bras, NPR Throughline follows the curious history of one of the most important defenses in our fight...

Mar 10, 20211 min read

Google Honors Wu Lien-teh around the world

On March 10, in honor of Wu Lien-teh's 142nd birthday, Google honored the man behind the mask by featuring a special Doodle, along with...

Aug 4, 20201 min read

Stuff You Missed in History Class Podcast: Wu Lien-Teh and the Manchurian Plague

This show delves deep into Wu Lien-teh's public health work and the pneumonic plague epidemic in the early 20th century. Listen to the show.

Jul 17, 20201 min read

South China Morning Post: He fought the plague and inspired descendants to be doctors like him

Masked Hero author Shan Woo Liu and five other relatives describe how their common ancestor, Dr. Wu Lien-teh, inspired them to become...

Apr 23, 20201 min read

US News & World Report: Fear, Masks and Learning From Others During the Coronavirus Pandemic

In April 2020, just weeks into the COVID outbreak in the US, Masked Hero author Shan Woo Liu writes about how the world can work together...

Apr 20, 20201 min read

99 Percent Indivisible: Masking For a Friend

Masks had been used in a clinical setting as early as 1897, but not systematically by the general public during an epidemic. That all...

Mar 29, 20201 min read

Sawbones Podcast: Masks

At the onset of the COVID pandemic in the US, the Sawbones podcast takes a close look at Dr. Wu Lien-teh's work, how masks changed the...

Mar 17, 20201 min read

CNN: What we ER doctors need to keep doing our jobs

In March 2020, as COVID-19 was just beginning to spread in the US, Masked Hero author Shan Woo Liu writes about her experience on the...