William Poy Lee (Chinese: 李培湛) is an author and political activist currently living in Shanghai, China. His 2007 book The Eighth Promise is a memoir about two generations of Chinese Americans, in China and Chinatown, San Francisco.

William P. Lee
Born1951 (age 72–73)
San Francisco
OccupationAuthor, Political Activist
LanguageEnglish
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Hastings School of Law
Notable works
Notable awardsPEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award

Before becoming a writer, Mr. Lee worked as an international banking attorney and an advertising executive. Mr. Lee left the professional world and has traveled, lived and taught writing in China since 2008. As a political activist, his most recent endeavor is a website about Tibet, Tibet China Accuracy Project[1]

References

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  1. ^ Kuai, James. "Insider Outsider: An Interview with Author William Poy Lee". University of Southern California. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
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