When was laurence yep born
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Laurence Yep is a multi-faceted writer. His best-known works include two children’s books, Dragonwings and Dragon’s Gate, both of which were named Newbery Honor books. His audiences include children and adults of all ages. Although he is best known as a science fiction writer, he doesn’t limit himself to one genre. He has written mythology and historical fiction, picture books and short stories, novellas as well as full-length novels. And, in the last 10 years, Yep has added playwriting to his growing repertoire.
Born in San Francisco, California, on June 14, 1948, Laurence Yep was named by his then-10-year-old brother who later admitted that, being unsure about gaining a sibling, he had named his younger brother after a saint who had died an especially brutal death.
A third-generation Chinese American, Yep lived in an apartment above his parents’ grocery store in the Western Edition District, a predominantly African American neighborhood of San Francisco. He
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Laurence Yep
American writer (born 1948)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yep.
Laurence Michael Yep (simplified Chinese: 叶祥添; traditional Chinese: 葉祥添; pinyin: Yè Xiángtiān; Jyutping: Jip6 Coeng4 Tim1; born June 14, 1948) is an American writer. He is known for his children's books, having won the Newbery Honor twice for his Golden Mountain series. In 2005, he received the Children's Literature Legacy Award for his career contribution to American children's literature.
Life, education, and career
Yep was born in San Francisco, California, in Chinatown to Thomas (Gim Lew) Yep and Franche Lee Yep. His father was a first-generation American born in China who had moved to San Francisco as a boy. His mother was a second-generation Chinese American, was born in Ohio and raised in West Virginia where her family ran a Chinese laundry. After struggling through the Great Depression, Yep's family moved to a multicultural but predominantly African American neighborhood.[1] Yep grew up working in the family grocery store, where he reca
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Laurence Yep
Laurence Yep (born June 14, 1948 in San Francisco, California) is a children's and young adult fiction writer. He is known as the author of the Dragon fantasy tetralogy and The Golden Mountain Chronicles. Yep is the author of one The Royal Diaries book and one book in the My Name Is America series.
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Yep was born in San Francisco to Yep Gim Lew (Thomas) and Franche. His older brother, Thomas, named him after studying a particular saint in a multicultural neighborhood that consisted of mostly African Americans. Growing up, he often felt torn between U.S. and Chinese culture, and expressed this in many of his books. A great deal of his work involves characters feeling alienated or not fitting into their surroundings and environment, something Yep has struggled with since childhood. Most of his life, he has had the feeling of being out of place, whether because he is the n
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