American political activist, writer, and performance artist
Kathy Change
Born
(1950-10-10)October 10, 1950
Ohio
Died
October 22, 1996(1996-10-22) (aged 46)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of death
Burns from self-immolation
Other names
Kathleen Chang
Spouse
Frank Chin
(m. 1971; div. 1976)
Website
Official website
Kathleen Chang (October 10, 1950 – October 22, 1996), known by her performance name Kathy Change, was an American political activist, writer, and performance artist. She was a familiar figure on the University of Pennsylvania campus, often dancing on the College Green brandishing homemade flags painted with various political messages and vocally advocating nonviolent social revolution.[1] On October 22, 1996, she committed suicide by self-immolation on the spot where she had often performed in an effort to engage Penn students in the progressive causes she championed; the packages of writings she delivered to six Penn students, two local residents, as well as Penn's campus newspaper and other news organizations contextualized her carefully planned suicide as both protest and a vehicle for her message.[2]
She changed her performance 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 to writer Frank Chin for five years.
^Shahadi, Joseph (Summer 2011). "Burn: The Radical Disappearance of Kathy Change". The Drama Review. 55 (2): 55. doi:10.1162/DRAM_a_00070. S2CID 57569068.
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