Kathy Change
Kathy Change (1950 - October 22, 1996) was an American performance artist and political activist who killed herself in an act of self-immolation on the University of Pennsylvania campus in 1996. Born Kathleen Chang, she legally changed her name to Kathy Change to indicate her commitment to political and social change. She was the daughter of Chinese academics who emigrated to America in the wake of the Chinese Revolution. Change was married for five years to writer Frank Chin.
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Alias (AKA) | Kathleen Chang |
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Birth date | January 01, 1950 |
Date of death | October 22, 1996 |
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