Nancy Tang

Nancy Tang aspires to become a legal advocate for the marginalized and the indigent. A second-year J.D. candidate at Yale Law School, Nancy co-directs the Rebellious Lawyering Conference (RebLaw), the largest student-run public interest law conference. She grew up in Beijing, China, attended Amherst College, and was a former Junior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Her research interests include: law & gender-based violence, Chinese politics & social movements, reproductive justice & population control, criminal justice reforms, and immigrant rights. Nancy enjoys podcasts, pocketed dresses, and procrastination (in addition to alliterations, of course).

Posts Written by Nancy

By Nancy Tang • 7 years ago

Confessions, Chinese-Style

On July 31, 2016, my role model, Chinese human rights attorney Wang Yu (王宇), “confessed” to her crimes shortly before she was about to stand trial. It was disheartening to see Wang, the conscience of the Chinese bar admired by many Chinese feminists, turn against her life’s work of defending human rights in China.

By Nancy Tang • 7 years ago

Roundup: Feminist Perspectives on That University of Chicago Letter

This week, John Ellison, the dean of students at University of Chicago sent a letter to first-year undergraduate students. The letter states that the institution does not support either trigger warnings or safe space:

By Nancy Tang • 7 years ago

A Chinese Woman Thanks Fu Yuanhui: Let’s Talk Periods & Sexual Freedom

Editor’s note: Some of the external links in this piece are in Chinese. You will need to use your browser’s translation function to read them.

Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui (傅园慧) became a media darling when she mentioned her period after the women’s 4x100m medley relay in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Fu’s period comment should be a huge deal. She has provided her fellow Chinese women the rare opportunity to reevaluate and dismantle centuries-long sexist beliefs surrounding women’s sexuality — including a nationwide fetish with women’s virginity (also known as chunv qingjie, 处女情结), and the taboo topic of menstruation.

Editor’s note: Some of the external links in this piece are in Chinese. You will need to use your browser’s translation function to read them.

Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui (傅园慧) became a media darling when she mentioned ...

By Nancy Tang • 7 years ago

Behind the Confession of Chinese Women’s Rights Defender Wang Yu

Remember the Feminist Five who were arrested in China for planning a public campaign against sexual harassment? On July 31, 2016, their human rights attorney Wang Yu (王宇), “confessed” to her crimes shortly before she was about to stand trial.

By Nancy Tang • 8 years ago

China, Previous Paradise for Perpetrators, Must Address Domestic Violence Better

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

*Trigger warning: domestic violence and sexual assault*

The first rule of domestic violence in China is don’t talk about domestic violence in China. Victims face “fear and shame” when they speak out within”a culture that denies there is a problem,” as Kim Lee, an American advocate who was married to an abusive Chinese partner, told the New York Times.

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

*Trigger warning: domestic violence and sexual assault*

The first rule of domestic violence in China is don’t talk about domestic violence in China. Victims face “fear and ...

By Nancy Tang • 9 years ago

Chinese police detain feminist activists ahead of International Women’s Day

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

Brace yourself for the irony: #Beijing20 is trending on Twitter in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing (when Hillary Clinton delivered her “women’s rights are human rights” speech.)

Ed. note: This post was originally published on the Community site.

Brace yourself for the irony: #Beijing20 is trending on Twitter in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference ...