Paul yee author biography essay

Chinese-Canadian historian and writer (born 1956)

Paul Yee (born 1 October 1956) is a Chinese-Canadian historian and writer.^[1][2] He is the author of many books for children, including Teach Me to Fly, Skyfighter, The Curses of Third Uncle, Dead Man's Gold, and Ghost Train—winner of the 1996 Governor General's Award for English language children's literature.^[3] In 2012, the Writers' Trust of Canada awarded Paul Yee the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People in recognition of having "contributed uniquely and powerfully to our literary landscape over a writing career that spans almost 30 years".^[4]

Early life and education

Paul Yee was born in Spalding, Saskatchewan in 1956 but was raised in Chinatown, Vancouver by his aunt Lilian.^[5] He describes himself as feeling "caught between two worlds" growing up,^[6] and many of his works about Chinese-Canadians reflect this tension.

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