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Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (died 2016)
Harry Wu (Chinese: 吴弘达; pinyin: Wú Hóngdá; February 8, 1937 – April 26, 2016) was a Chinese-American human rights activist. Wu spent 19 years in Chinese labor camps, and he became a resident and citizen of the United States. In 1992, he founded the Laogai Research Foundation.
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Harry Wu was born in 1937. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
These figures put everyday life in Harry Wu's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.
| Measure | 1937 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.20 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,200 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $3,000 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.25 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 128.8M | 341 million |
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