Paul Yee Biography | Teaching Multicultural Literature Workshop 7: Social Justice and Action

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Paul Yee Biography | Teaching Multicultural Literature Workshop 7: Social Justice and Action
Third-generation Chinese Canadian writer Paul Yee is the author of books for children and young adults, of which Tales from Gold Mountain: Stories of the Chinese in the New World is one of the best known. Yee's books explore such themes as discrimination, identity, assimilation, and other realities of living between two cultures. This is a brief biography of Yee's background and experiences.