Stephen T. Chang is a Chinese

China

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 author and scholar.

Early life

Born and raised in China, Chang has been studying Taoist medicine since he was six years old in a family who has practiced medicine for well over 400 years. Chang's grandmother was a master physician, while his great-grandfather was a physician and professor to the Emperor of China

Emperor of China

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 (Tung Tse) and Empress Tse Shi (Ci Xi) (慈僖) as well as the first Chinese ambassador to the United States

United States

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 during the Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison

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 administration (1889–1893).

Career

Chang holds degrees in medicine, law, theology and philosophy. He is Honorable Professor at University of Beijing; The Peoples University, China; Chung Wa University, China; Ai Ji University, Japan; Oslo University, Norway; among others. He has taught and lectured at universities around the world on Taoist medicine and lifestyle at: University Of California, Berkeley; Stanford University California; The Chinese Medical Assoc., London; University Of California, Santa Cruz, California; 5 Branches School of Chinese Medicine, Santa Cruz, California; Chi Nei Tsang Inst., Berkeley, California; University Of Tao Management, China.

He is former President of the Chinese Medicine Research Institute in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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 in the United States, former Vice-President of the Chinese Medical Assoc. in Japan

Japan

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and founder of The Foundation of Tao in San Francisco, California.

Selected bibliography

• The Great Tao ISBN 0-942196-01-5
• The Complete System of Self Healing: Internal Exercises ISBN 0-942196-06-6
• The Integral Management of Tao: Complete Achievement ISBN 0-942196-08-2
• The Tao of Sexology ISBN 0-942196-03-1
• The Complete Book of Acupuncture ISBN 0-89087-124-8
• The Tao of Balanced Diet: Secrets of a Thin and Healthy Body ISBN 0-942196-05-8
• The Crane Exercise; How To Rub Your Stomach Away
• Secrets Of A Thin Body: Permanent Weight Loss No More Cellulite Complete Healing Diet ISBN 0-942196-00-7
• Chinese Herbology ISBN 0-89407-023-1
• Burn Disease Out of Your Body ISBN 0-7225-1154-X