Nicholas D. Kristof shared a Pulitzer Prize with his wife in 1990 for their coverage for the New York Times of the Tiananmen democracy movement in China. He also coauthored China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power. Kristof has served as Times bureau chief in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo. He lives with his wife in New York City.
Sheryl WuDunn won a Pulitzer Prize with her husband in 1990 for their coverage for the New York Times of the Tiananmen democracy movement in China. She also coauthored with her husband China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power. She has specialized in business journalism for the Times. She lives in New York City with her husband. Her latest non-fiction work is entitled Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. She co-authored this with Nicholas D. Kristof.