Liang Heng was born in Changsha, Hunan Province, in 1954, and graduated from the Human Teachers' College in 1981. After his Marriage to Judith Shapiro, he came to the United States, where he earned an M.A. at Columbia University. He is now working quietly to promote intellectual freedom in China
Judith Shapiro works at American University and is on the faculty of the Global Environmental Politics program and directs the Dual Degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (NRSD) with University for Peace in Costa Rica.
