Lisa See

Lisa See is an American writer and

novelist. Her books include On Gold
Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey
of My Chinese-American Family (1995), a
detailed account of See's family history,
and the novels Flower Net (1997), The
Interior (1999), Dragon Bones (2003),
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005),
Peony in Love (2007) and Shanghai Girls
(2009), which made it to the 2010 New
York Times bestseller list. Both Shanghai
Girls and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
received honorable mentions from the
Asian/Pacific American Awards for
Literature. See's latest novel, The Tea Girl
of Hummingbird Lane (2017) , a powerful
story about circumstances, culture, and
distance. It paints an unforgettable
portrait of a little known region and its
people and celebrates the bond of family.
 Lisa See

Lisa See in Madrid (2012), by Asís G. Ayerbe

Born 18 February 1955
Paris, France
Occupation Novelist, biographer,
writer, community
leader
Spouse Richard Kendall
Children Alexander and
Christopher
See's forthcoming novel, The Island of
Sea Women , is a beautiful story about
female friendship and family secrets on a
small Korean island. The book is out
March 19, 2019.

Flower Net, The Interior, and Dragon

Bones make up the Red Princess mystery
series. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
and Peony in Love focus on the lives of
Chinese women in the 19th and 17th
centuries respectively. Shanghai Girls
(2009) chronicles the lives of two sisters
who come to Los Angeles in arranged
marriages and face, among other things,
the pressures put on Chinese-Americans
during the anti-Communist mania of the
1950s.[1] See completed a sequel titled
Dreams of Joy, released in May 2011.[2]
China Dolls (June 2014) deals with
Chinese American nightclub performers
of the 1930s and 1940s. Her latest novel
is The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
(2017), about the Akha people of
Xishuangbanna, China.

Writing under the pen name Monica

Highland, See, her mother Carolyn See,
and John Espey,[3] published three
novels: Lotus Land (1983), 110 Shanghai
Road (1986), and Greetings from Southern
California (1988). She has a personal
essay ("The Funeral Banquet") included
in the anthology Half and Half.[4]
See has donated her personal papers
(1973–2001) to UCLA.[5] During the 2012
Golden Dragon Chinese New Year Parade
in Los Angeles Chinatown, See served as
the Grand Marshal.

Life and career

Lisa See was born in Paris, France, on
February 18, 1955,[6] but has spent many
years in Los Angeles, especially Los
Angeles Chinatown.[7] Her mother,
Carolyn See, was also a writer and
novelist.[8] Her autobiography provides
insight into her daughter's life.[9] Lisa See
graduated with a B.A. from Loyola
Marymount University in 1979.[10]
See was West Coast correspondent for
Publishers Weekly (1983–1996);[11] has
written articles for Vogue, Self, and More;
has written the libretto for the opera
based on On Gold Mountain,[12] and has
helped develop the Family Discovery
Gallery for the Autry Museum, which
depicts 1930s Los Angeles from the
perspective of her father as a seven-year-
old boy. Her exhibition On Gold Mountain:
A Chinese American Experience was
featured in the Autry Museum of Western
Heritage,[13] and the Smithsonian.[14] See
is also a public speaker.

Her paternal great-grandfather was

Chinese which has had a great impact on
her life and work. She has written for and
led in many cultural events emphasizing
the importance of Los Angeles and
Chinatown. Among her awards and
recognitions are the Organization of
Chinese Americans Women's 2001 award
as National Woman of the Year and the
2003 History Makers Award presented by
the Chinese American Museum. See
serves as a Los Angeles City
Commissioner.[15]

Bibliography
On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-
Year Odyssey of My Chinese American
Family. St. Martins Press, 1995.
ISBN 9781101910085
Flower Net. HarperCollins, 1997.
The Interior. HarperCollins, 1999.
Dragon Bones. Random House, Inc.,
2003. ISBN 9781588362704
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
Random House, Inc., 2005.
ISBN 9781408821626
Peony in Love. Random House, Inc.,
2007. ISBN 9781408811795
Shanghai Girls. Random House, Inc.,
2009. ISBN 9781408811801
Chinatown (guidebook), Angels Walk
LA, 2003.
 Dreams of Joy. Random House, Inc.,
2011. ISBN 9781408826119
China Dolls. Random House, Inc., 2014.
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane.
Scribner, 2017.[16][17]

Notes
1. "Lisa See with Daniel Olivas" . "The
Elegant Variation" (10/03/07).
2. Amy S. Rosenberg, "Novels Focused on
Her Family Lineage" , May 26 2009.
3. Clara Sturak, "The Last Man of Letters ,
UCLA Magazine, Spring 2001.
4. See, Lisa, "The Funeral Banquet", in
O'Hearn, Claudine Chiawei (ed.), Half and
Half: Writers on Growing Up Biracial and
Bicultural. pp. 125–138, Pantheon Books,
1998.
5. Lisa See Papers, 1973–2001. Collection
Number 564. Department of Special
Collections, Department of Special
Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, UCLA.
6. Xian Liu, p. 323
7. Bookbrowse, "Author Biography"
8. Rourke, Mary, "Carolyn See, award-
winning Southern California writer, dies at
82" , Los Angeles Times, July 14, 2016.
9. Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times
in America, Los Angeles: University of
California Press, 1996
10. "Biography", Barnes and Noble
11. Xian Liu, p. 324
12. "On Gold Mountain: An Opera"
13. On Gold Mountain: A Chinese
American Experience -- the Autry Museum
of Western Heritage (2000-2001)
14. On Gold Mountain: A Chinese
American Experience -- the Smithsonian
Institution (2001)
15. "About the Author" , Lisa See official
web site. Archived February 4, 2014, at
the Wayback Machine.
16. "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane" .
Amazon.com. March 21, 2017.
17. "New York Times Bestselling Author
Lisa See Interview" . Aussie Osbourne.
March 22, 2017.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related
to Lisa See.

Fenby, Jonathan. Modern China. New

York: HarperCollins Publishers (2008).
Gifford, Rob. China Road: A Journey
into the Future of a Rising Power. New
York: Random House Trade
Paperbacks (2007).
Liu, Xian. "Lisa Lenine See". In Asian
American Novelists: A Bio-Biblical
Critical Sourcebook, pp. 323–331. Ed.
Nelson, Emmanuel S. Westport, CT:
Greenwood Publishing Group Inc.
(2000).
 Pan, Philip P. Out of Mao's Shadow.
New York: Simon and Schuster (2008).
See, Carolyn. Dreaming: Hard Luck and
Good Times in America. Los Angeles:
University of California Press (1996).

External links
"On Gold Mountain: A Chinese
American Experience" , Autry Museum
of Western Heritage.
Lisa See interviewed on Conversations
from Penn State , Youtube.com.

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