KU Today Article: PROFESSOR’S DEBUT BOOK TRACKS DOWN CHINA'S 'MISSING GIRLS'

LAWRENCE — When University of Kansas professor John James Kennedy began working in rural China, he would get introduced to villagers with multiple children – despite the country’s strict one-child policy.

“Some of these villagers would have three kids. They’d introduce eldest daughter and youngest son by their name, but the middle daughter was the nonexistent one,” said Kennedy, associate professor of political science. Read full article...