May 19, 20211 minThe New York Times spotlights Dr. Wu Lien-tehWhat 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 minGoogle Honors Wu Lien-teh around the worldOn 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 5, 20201 minStuff You Missed in History Class Podcast: Wu Lien-Teh and the Manchurian PlagueThis 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 18, 20201 minSouth China Morning Post: He fought the plague and inspired descendants to be doctors like himMasked Hero author Shan Woo Liu and five other relatives describe how their common ancestor, Dr. Wu Lien-teh, inspired them to become...
Apr 24, 20201 minUS News & World Report: Fear, Masks and Learning From Others During the Coronavirus PandemicIn 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 21, 20201 min99 Percent Indivisible: Masking For a FriendMasks had been used in a clinical setting as early as 1897, but not systematically by the general public during an epidemic. That all...
Mar 30, 20201 minSawbones Podcast: MasksAt 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 18, 20201 minCNN: What we ER doctors need to keep doing our jobsIn 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...