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Connie Young Yu | |
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.jpg) Connie Young Yu on Angel Island, San Francisco Bay in 1975. Photo by Nancy Wong. | |
| Born | Connie Mary Young June 19, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Mills College |
| Occupation(s) | writer, historian, lecturer |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse | Dr. John Kou Ping Yu |
Connie Young Yu (born June 19, 1941) (Chinese: 虞容儀芳; pinyin: Yú Róng Yífāng) is a Chinese American writer, activist, historian, and lecturer.
She has written and contributed to many articles and books, notably including Profiles in Excellence: Peninsula Chinese Americans, Chinatown San Jose, U.S.A., and Voices from the Railroad: Stories by Descendants of Chinese Railroad Workers. Through her work, she uncovers forgotten or hidden facets of Chinese and Asian American history. [1]
Yu played a central role in getting the Angel Island Immigration Station designated a National Historic Landmark, therefore preserving the detention barracks that had Chinese poems carved on the walls.[2]
- ^ "Author Profile: Connie Young Yu [in Notable Asian Americans]". BookDragon. January 1, 1995. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Fishkin, Shelley (2015). Writing America: Literary Landmarks from Walden Pond to Wounded Knee. Rutgers University Press.