laurence yep
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Laurence Yep
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Award-Winning
Multicultural
Author
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Short Biography
• Born and raised in California
• Chinese-American
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Named by his brother Thomas after a saintwho died
• Worked in his family’s store
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Originally planned to enter science• Placed into a low level Chinese class and
didn’t learn the language
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Award Winning Books
• Dragon’s Gate
(1867)
– Construction of
Transcontinental
Railroad
• Dragonwings (1903)
– Chinese child meetshis father in America
and they build a
plane (Research)
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Later, Gator
• Sibling Rivalry
• Self – Esteem
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Pets/Animals• Bicultural
Experiences
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Family Structures
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The Magic Paintbrush
• Immortality
• Memories
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Loss of Family – Greed
• Socio-economic
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When the Circus Came to Town
• Self – Esteem
• Racism
•
Chinese Culture• Community
• The “Outsider” Mark
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Family / Brothers
• How do family members
show love?
• What does it mean to
be a brother?
• How does the generation
gap influence family?
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Biculturalism / Racism
• What does it mean to
be part of two cultures?
• How do people respond
racism?
• What are the differences
/similarities between
cultures?
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Child Vs. Adult
• How do children interpret
the actions of adults?
• Do adults have their own
fears and sadness?
• What makes a child
different from an
adult?
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Final Ideas for Teachers
• A. Body Language in Writing
• B. Chinese Art
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C. Chinese Culture• D. Community Culture
• E. Chinese Immigrant History
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Five Sources
• http://www.eduplace.com/kids/tnc/mtai/yep.html - Convenient, small biography
with some good quotations
• http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Kids/AuthorsAndIllustr
ators/ContributorDetail.aspx?CId=12929 – Very short, authors webpage
• http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/professional-development/childlit/yep.html -
Helpful for Teachers, not as “kid-friendly”
• Presenting Laurence Yep by Dianne Johnson-Feelings – Young Adult book that
discusses the author
• Between Worlds: Contemporary Asian-American Plays – His book “Dragonwings”
was turned into a play in 1991