World Micro Dramas Research Association: Chairwoman

  Maria Lixian Gee - Schweiger , a Chinese American with a PhD in literature, is president of the World Micro-Short Drama Research Association, president of the Chinese Writers Association of America, editor-in-chief of World Chinese Literature, and chair of the "US-China Writers Association Cup - First Global Micro-Short Drama Literary Script Competition." Before immigrating to China, she worked as an editor and screenwriter for a provincial television station in China for 11 years . In 1987 , she joined the China Television Artists Association and the Heilongjiang Branch of the China Dramatists Association . She immigrated to the United States in 1992 and served as president of NLFP Films , chairman of the Chinese American Cultural and Educational Foundation, visiting professor at Jinan University, and adjunct professor at various American universities for 20 years until her retirement. During her time in the United States, she independently authored nine novels , collections of essays, and theoretical monographs, wrote, directed, produced, and produced 12-episode television documentaries, and wrote 20 episodes of television series . She has won 17 literary awards and is the first Chinese American to receive the " American Asian Heritage Award - Media and Film Award . "