Language English Notable works The Eighth Promise | Name William Lee Role Author | |
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Occupation Author, Political Activist Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Hastings School of Law Education University of California, Berkeley Notable awards PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | ||
Authors@Google: Willliam Poy Lee
William Poy Lee (Chinese: 李培湛) is an author and political activist currently living in Shanghai, China. His 2007 book The Eighth Promise is a memoir about two generations of Chinese Americans, in China and Chinatown, San Francisco.
Before becoming a writer, Mr. Lee worked as an international banking attorney and an advertising executive. Mr. Lee left the professional world and has traveled, lived and taught writing in China since 2008. As a political activist, his most recent endeavor is a website about Tibet, Tibet China Accuracy Project
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