Theresa Poh Lin Chan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan.
Theresa Poh Lin Chan
Born
Chan Poh Lin

(1943-07-09)9 July 1943
Singapore
Died9 July 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 73)
Assisi Hospice, Singapore

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.

  1. ^ Theresa Chan, Singapore's Helen Keller, dies after battle with lung cancer
  2. ^ Holden, Stephen. Movie Review: Be With Me: "Three Tales Revolving Around a Real Life", The New York Times, 29 September 2006.
  3. ^ Herrmann, Dorothy. Helen Keller: A Life, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1998. ISBN 0-679-44354-1