Adeline Yen Mah Biography PDF

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Adeline Yen Mah Adeline Yen Mah was born in Tianjin, China. She lived in Shanghai in her childhood years and then moved to Hong Kong. Later in her life she would sent to England to study Medicine. Adeline’s family consisted of her Grandfather, her Grandmother(who died because of a heatstroke when Adeline was young), her Aunt Baba, her father and step-mother and her 4 brothers and her 2 sisters. Adeline’s mum died 2 weeks after Adeline was born, so she was considered bad luck to the family and felt rejected by them ever since. The first time Adeline can ever recount her father talking to her singily was when she topped her class and won a medal at a very young age. Aunt Baba acted as the mother Adeline never had. Her step-mother always favored her own children over her stepchildren. When Adeline was fourteen she entered a writing competition and won which no child from Hong Kong had won for many, many year. It was based on Adeline’s life with some tweaks here and there. It was announced in the Hong Kong paper which her father saw and was so proud of her. Adeline was begging her father to send her to a school in England which he did not respond to until she won the competition. So when he did he told her he would send her to a school in England, which lifted Adeline’s spirit up and over the moon! Adeline attended London Hospital Medical School in England and graduated as a Physician and established a medical practise center in California. She worked at West Anaheim Community Hospital and in time becomes the chief of anesthesia. Adeline Yen Mah published her first book, Fallen Leaves, in 1997 and it made it into New York Times Bestseller list. It was the story of Adeline Yen Mah. The book sold over a million copies and was translated into more than 20 languages. After Adeline’s book was a success she made writing her full-time job and put down medicine. Right after Fallen Leaves Adeline wrote Chinese Cinderella which is basically Fallen Leaves but for children. Chinese Cinderella also sold over a million copies and won an award from the Children’s Literature Council of Southern California for Compelling Autobiography. Adeline Yen Mah has written many other books including Watching the Tree. Today Adeline Yen Mah is the the founder and president of The Falling Leaves Foundation. This goal of this foundation is to promote the understanding between the East and West and to provide money and funds for China’s history and culture. Adeline Yen Mah is married to Professor Robert A. Mah and they have two kids....