Nationality Taiwan | ||
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Education National Chi Nan University (2015), National Chi Nan University, Chienkuo Technology University | ||
Lin Li-chan (Chinese: 林麗蟬; pinyin: Lín Lìchán; Khmer: លីន លីចាន់; born 2 October 1977) is a Taiwanese politician of Cambodian descent.
Biography
Lin was born in Cambodia and is a naturalized citizen of Taiwan. Her father died in a traffic collision, and, when she was 20, her mother married Lin to a Taiwanese man, Hsieh Shui-chin, for money. They had two children. She learned Taiwanese Hokkien and Taiwanese Mandarin both around the house and while working at a factory. However, Lin became less able to help her children with schoolwork as they grew older. To improve her fluency in Mandarin, she obtained a master's degree in non-profit organization management at National Chi Nan University. Prior to her political career, Lin was engaged in volunteer work for many causes, including the Taiwan New Immigrant Development and Exchange Association.
Lin was named as a candidate for the 2016 legislative election in November 2015. Listed fourth on the Kuomintang proportional representation ballot, she became the first immigrant to win a seat in the Legislative Yuan.