Theresa Poh Lin Chan | |
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Born | Chan Poh Lin 9 July 1943 Singapore |
Died | 9 July 2016 Assisi Hospice, Singapore | (aged 73)
Chan Poh Lin (9 July 1943 – 6 June 2016),[1] better known as Theresa Poh Lin Chan, was a Singaporean writer and teacher.[2] Born in Singapore, she was known in her youth as "the Helen Keller of Southeast Asia", as, like Keller, Chan was a highly accomplished deaf and blind person.[3] Chan was the subject of a BBC radio documentary and inspired a Singaporean film.