Adeline Yen Mah studied in two different English boarding schools, entered the university collage and London Hospital Medical college. After graduation she emigrated to California and worked as a physician for twenty six years. When she turned fifty three, she wrote Falling Leaves and now she has many others, for adults and for children:
Chinese Cinderella, the Children's version of Falling Leaves, Chinese Cinderella and the Secret Dragon Society, Chinese Cinderella and the Mystery of the Song Dynasty Painting, China: Land of Dragons and Emperors, Watching the Tree and A Thousand Pieces of Gold
Adeline Yen Mah is the famous author of Chinese Cinderella which tells us about how horrible her childhood was and how badly she was treated by her siblings and her parents. Her Niang, her stepmother had two children of herself and loved her 4th brother the most.
After her mother's death two weeks after she was born (she died giving birth to Adeline) , she was reckoned bad luck. She also ment in this tragic and exciting book about her education and how she came top of the class every time.
The only person who loved her, her Aunt Baba, always treasured her report cards in her treasure box where all her jewelry went which proved how much she loved her.
If you want to know all her family names read either Chinese Cinderella or Falling Leaves. These books tell you pretty much all about her life. Here is the family tree:
The first Generation:
- Eldest Brother (Successful business - manufacturing spare metal parts for rickshaws, pedicabs, bicycles and some of the more modern household appliances; died young of syphilis; addicted to opium, gambling and brothels)
- Second Brother (thriving import-export tea business; became infected with venereal disease and was unable to father children)
- Sister (arranged marriage; died of TB)
- Grandfather Ye Ye (born 1878; 8 years older; softspoken and gentle, devout Buddhist, tall and slender; proved to be far more able than either of his brothers)
- Grand Aunt (born 1886)
Ye Ye marries Grandmother in 1904 (quick-witted and strong-willed chain smoker with bound feet, short hair and a razor-sharp tongue)
The second Generation
- Aunt Baba (born in 1905)
- Joseph Yen (born in 1907)
The third Generation (Joseph and Ren)
- Jun-pei (Lydia)
- Zi-jie (Gregory)
- Zi-lin (Edgar)
- Zi-jun (James)
- Jun-ling (Adeline) - born 30th November 1937)
The third Generation (Joseph and Jeanne)
- Franklin (1939)
- Susan (November 1941)
Though it isn't really a tree but yeah...
Adeline Yen Mah's family members include her father, Joseph Yen, her mother, Jeanne, and her siblings Lydia, Gregory, James, Susan, and May.
Dr. Mah is married to Professor Robert A. Mah; they have two children Roger and Ann and live in Huntington Beach, California and London.
Yes she is alive and and she must be 72 yrs old
when she was born, like 2 weeks later
roger and ann
Adeline Yen Mah's best friend was Wu Chun-mei, who she affectionately referred to as "Wu Chun-mei of the Flying Horse." They shared a close bond during their childhood in 1940s Shanghai, as depicted in her memoir "Falling Leaves."
Adeline Yen Mah's father's name was Joseph Yen.
Adeline Yen Mah was born on November 30, 1937.
adeline was a rapist
Adeline Yen Mah is 73 years old (birthdate: November 30, 1937).
Adeline Yen Mah's education was in an England medical collage.
Adeline Yen Mah's mother died after giving birth to Adeline. Her mother came down with a high fever three days after Adeline was born and died when Adeline was two weeks old.
Yes Adeline Yen Mah is an author, she wrote Chinese Cinderella and a couple other books.
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