Lynn Pan
Encyclopedia
Lynn Pan also Ling Pan, is an author and an expert on the Overseas Chinese
. She was born in Shanghai and studied at the University of London
and Cambridge University. Her best-known book is Sons of the Yellow Emperor. Lynn has lived in Kota Kinabalu
(Malaysia), England
, Geneva
, Helsinki
, Hong Kong
and Singapore
. She was the director of Chinese Heritage Centre from 1995-1998.
Overseas Chinese
Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside the Greater China Area . People of partial Chinese ancestry living outside the Greater China Area may also consider themselves Overseas Chinese....
. She was born in Shanghai and studied at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
and Cambridge University. Her best-known book is Sons of the Yellow Emperor. Lynn has lived in Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu , formerly known as Jesselton, is the capital of Sabah state in East Malaysia. It is also the capital of the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the northwest coast of Borneo facing the South China Sea. The Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park lies on one side and Mount...
(Malaysia), England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. She was the director of Chinese Heritage Centre from 1995-1998.
Selected bibliography
- In Search of Old Shanghai (1982), ISBN 962-04-0195-6
- Old Shanghai: Gangsters in Paradise (1984), ISBN 962-225-164-1
- China's Sorrow: Journeys Around the Yellow River (1985), ISBN 0-7126-0732-3 (published in the U.S. as Into China's Heart: An Émigré's Journey Along the Yellow River)
- The New Chinese Revolution (1987), ISBN 0-241-12038-1
- Sons of the Yellow Emperor: The Story of the Overseas Chinese (1990), ISBN 0-436-35374-1 (U.S.: Sons of the Yellow Emperor: A History of the Chinese Diaspora)
- Tracing It Home: Journeys Around a Chinese Family (1992), ISBN 0-436-35375-X
- True to Form: A Celebration of the Art of the Chinese Craftsman (2000), ISBN 9627283150
- The Encyclopedia of the Chinese Overseas (1999), ISBN 0-7007-1122-8 (ed.)
- Shanghai Style: Art and Design Between the Wars (2008), ISBN 978-1-59265-078-1