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Where did Laurence Yep grow up?
San Francisco
Laurence Yep grew up in an African-American neighborhood in San Francisco in the 1950s. His father worked long hours in their corner grocery store, often with the help of Laurence and his brother. Laurence bussed to a bilingual Jesuit school in Chinatown, even though his family did not speak Chinese at home.
When was Laurence Yep born?
June 14, 1948 (age 73 years)
Laurence Yep/Date of birth
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.
What high school did Laurence Yep attend?
University at Buffalo
University of California Santa CruzMarquette UniversitySt. Ignatius
Laurence Yep/Education
Who were Laurence Yep’s parents?
Yep Gim Lew
Franche Lee Yep
Laurence Yep/Parents
What was Laurence Yep’s family’s culture?
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.
What different cultures did Yep grow up in?
cultures did Yep grow up in? Chinese, American, African American It is hard to fit into another culture.
What are the different pieces of the box of rags Yep is referring to in paragraph 3?
pieces of “the box of rags” Yep is referring to in Paragraph 3? He is referring to being part Chinese, part American, part African American, being clumsy in an athletic family, with a Chinese grandmother who “spoke more of West Virginia than of China.”
Where did Laurence Yep attend college?
University of California Santa CruzMarquette University
Laurence Yep/College
What was Laurence Yep first book?
Sweetwater
As a high school student Yep began writing science fiction. He published his first short story in a science fiction magazine at age 18, and his first novel, Sweetwater, at age 23.
How does Yep feel about being Chinese as a child?
American I think Laurence Yep, as a child, was ashamed of being Chinese and thought being Chinese was a bad thing, perhaps because he felt like an American and American cartoons made fun of Chinese people.
What kind of books does Laurence Yep write?
He is a two-time Newbery Honor winner for books from his Golden Mountain series, the best known title being Dragonwings….
| Laurence Yep | |
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| Genre | Children’s literature, historical fiction, speculative fiction, autobiography |
What do you think might have influenced Laurence Yep to write Dragonwings?
For inspiration, Yep needed look no further than his own family. His father’s boyhood immigration helped inspire “Dragonwings,” Yep’s tale of an 8-year-old Chinese boy who joins his stranger-father in America in 1903 and helps him realize his dream of soaring in a flying machine.