Ruthanne Lum McCunn
Ruthanne Lum McCunn (Chinese: 林露德; pinyin: Lín Lùdé) (née Drysdale;[1] born February 21, 1946[2]) is an American novelist and editor of Chinese and Scottish descent.[3]
Early life
Ruthanne Lum McCunn was raised in Hong Kong. She graduated from University of Texas at Austin in 1968.[4]
Career
McCunn taught at University of San Francisco, Cornell University, and University of California, Santa Cruz.[5]
Her work appeared in Zyzzyva.[6]
She will be co-editor with Judy Yung, and Russell C. Leong, on Him Mark Lai's autobiography, for the UCLA Asian American Center Press in 2009-2010.[dead link][7]
Personal life
McCunn lives in San Francisco, California.[8]
Works
- God of Luck. Soho Press. 2008. ISBN 978-1-56947-518-8.
- Thousand Pieces of Gold. Beacon Press. 2004. ISBN 978-0-8070-8381-9. reprint
- The Moon Pearl. Beacon Press. 2001. ISBN 978-0-8070-8349-9.
- Ruthanne Lum McCunn, ed. (2002). Chinese Proverbs. Illustrator Hu Yong Yi. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0-8118-3683-8.
- Sole survivor. Beacon Press. 1999. ISBN 978-0-8070-7139-7.
- Ruthanne Lum McCunn (1998). Pie-Biter. Translator Ellen Lai-shan Yeung, Teresa Mlawer, Illustrator You-shan Tang. Shen's Books. ISBN 978-1-885008-07-7.
- Wooden fish songs. Dutton. 1995. ISBN 978-0-525-93927-6.
- An illustrated history of the Chinese in America. Design Enterprises of San Francisco. 1979.
References
- ^ "Asian and Pacific Islander Americans". salempress.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Author Profile: Ruthanne Lum McCunn in Notable Asian Americans". smithsonianapa.org. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Biography of Ruthanne Lum McCunn". mccunn.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ "Asian and Pacific Islander Americans". salempress.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "Asian and Pacific Islander Americans". salempress.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
- ^ "". Google Books. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ^ [1]. [dead link]
- ^ "Description: Wooden Fish Songs". University of Washington Press. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
External links
Categories:
- 1946 births
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- American academics of Hong Kong descent
- American novelists of Asian descent
- American people of Scottish descent
- American women novelists
- American writers of Chinese descent
- Asian-American history
- Cornell University faculty
- University of California, Santa Cruz faculty
- University of San Francisco faculty
- Living people
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- Writers from San Francisco
- American Book Award winners
- Novelists from New York (state)