Peter Huang

Peter Huang
Peter Huang at National Taiwan University
BornOctober 2, 1937 (1937-10-02) (age 86)
Shinchiku City, Shinchiku Prefecture, Japanese-ruled Taiwan (modern-day Hsinchu)
NationalityHoklo Taiwanese
Alma materNational Chengchi University
Cornell University
OccupationPro-democracy activist
Peter Huang
Traditional Chinese黃文雄

Peter Wen-shiung Huang (Chinese: 黃文雄; pinyin: Huáng Wénxióng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Bûn-hiông, also known as Peter Ng;[1] born 2 October 1937) is a Taiwanese activist for democratization and human rights.[2]

Huang majored in journalism at the National Chengchi University in Taipei and then served in the military for two years. In 1964, he applied to the graduate program in Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh and studied there before transferring to a Ph.D. program at Cornell University in 1966.[3]

  1. ^ Lin, Irene (15 February 2000). "CCK's would-be assassin back in the dock". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ^ Tsai, June (18 May 2012). "Human rights activist named NCCU distinguished alumnus". Preparatory Office of the Department of International Information Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  3. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (May 19, 2012). "Would-be Chiang Ching-kuo assassin honored by Taipei University". Want China Times. Taipei. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved November 12, 2014.

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