Xi Van Fleet
Xi Van Fleet is a Chinese-born American who survived Mao's Cultural Revolution.
After experiencing re-education camps and rural labor, she studied English and moved to the United States in 1986.
Van Fleet gained national attention in 2021 for a viral speech against Critical Race Theory at a Virginia school board meeting.
She now dedicates herself to warning Americans about parallels between China's Cultural Revolution and current U.S. social movements.
Van Fleet frequently appears on conservative media outlets to share her message, drawing on her personal experiences to critique what she sees as Marxist influences in American society.