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May 30, 20241 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 7, 20241 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 4, 20241 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 4, 20241 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...
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