An article about Gene Smith's life story was published in a prestigious Chinese Magazine called "Xin Zhi" in November 2014.

The article was written by Lily Shen, a Harvard graduate student, based on series of interviews in the Spring and Summer of 2014 with TBRC executive director Jeff Wallman, Harvard University professor Leonard van der Kuijp, Gene Smith's sister Rosanne Smith, Gene Smith's assistant in India Mangaram Kashyap, and Rana Helmi.