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Adeline Yen Mah

Born

in Tianjin, China

November 30, 1937

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Biographies & Memoirs

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Adeline Yen Mah is a Chinese-American author and physician. She grew up in Tianjin, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and is known for her autobiography Falling Leaves.

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Chinese Comfort Women

Recent Activity:

San Francisco’s Superior Court Judge

Julie Tang

and Judge Lillian Sing invited me last week to speak

at the funeral of Wei Shao-lan, a Chinese Comfort

Woman who passed away in May 2019. Julie and

Lilian are co-founders of the Comfort Women Justice

Coalition.

Comfort Women were females who were forced into

sexual slavery by the Japanese Military in occupied

countries during the Second W

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Adeline Yen Mah’s books

Average rating: 3.99 · 76,869 ratings · 6,302 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter 4.08 avg rating — 41,593 ratings — published 1999 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Falling Leaves 3.91 avg rating — 29,196 ratings — published 1997 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society: A Daring WWII Spy Adventure About Finding Courage and Destiny for Kids (Ages 8-12) 3.81 avg rating — 2,353 ratings — published 2004 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting 3.90 avg rating — 867 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Watching the Tree 3.74 avg rating — 785 ratings — published 2000 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Thousand Pieces of Gold: Growing Up Through China's Proverbs – A Poignant Memoir Exploring Chinese History and Culture 3.86 avg rating — 745 ratings — published 2002 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Along the River: A Chinese Cinderella Novel 3.59 avg rating — 445 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	China: Land of Dragons and Emperors 3.70 avg rating — 248 ratings — published 2009 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Japan and the United States in the Developing World it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chinese Cinderella: The Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting (Puffin Modern Classics) by Yen Mah, Adeline (August 6, 2009) Paperback by Adeline Yen Mah, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Please believe that one single positive dream is more important than a thousand negative realities.”
― Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

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“I read because I have to. It drives everything else from my mind. It lets me escape to find other world.”
― Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

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“But you can vanquish the demons only when you yourself are convinced of your own worth.”
― Adeline Yen Mah, Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter

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