Judy Fong Bates
| Judy Fong Bates | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Fong Mun Sin[1] December 22, 1949 Kaiping, Guangdong, China |
| Occupation | author and teacher |
| Ethnicity | Chinese |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Website | |
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Judy Fong Bates is a Canadian author. Born in Kaiping, Guangdong, she immigrated to Canada with her mother in 1955 to reunite with her father in Allandale, Ontario. The family subsequently moved to Acton, Ontario where she spent her adolescence,[2] and she graduated from the University of Toronto.
She is currently residing at a farm near Toronto.
Works and honours
In 2005, she published Midnight at the Dragon Café, which was recognized in 2006 by the American Library Association as one of the year's notable books,[3] and was subsequently honoured with an Alex Award in 2008, for having special appeal to young adults. In 2011, this book was chosen by the Toronto Public Library as the One Book Selection, as the single work that Torontonians should read within the year.[4]
In 2010, The Year of Finding Memory was selected by The Globe and Mail as one of the top 100 books of the year.[5]
Bibliography
Fiction
- China Dog and Other Tales From a Chinese Laundry. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. 1997. ISBN 978-0-7710-1073-6. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- Midnight at the Dragon Café. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. 2004. ISBN 978-0-7710-1097-2. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
Non-fiction
- The Year of Finding Memory. Toronto: Random House. 2010. ISBN 978-0-30735652-9. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
See also
- Paula Jessop. "Judy Fong Bates". Canadian Encyclopedia.
- "Judy Fong Bates reveals the lives of small-town Chinese restaurants". YLife - York University Newsletter for Students. 2011-11-22.
- Sarah Hampson (2010-06-07). "'My parents are a part of Canadian history': Judy Fong Bates". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
References
- ↑ Rebecca Wigod (2004-01-24). "Judy Fong Bates: Profile" (PDF). Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ↑ "Judy Fong Bates returns to read at Acton Library". Independent and Free Press. 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2012-11-19.
- ↑ "The 2006 list". American Library Association.
- ↑ "Toronto Public Library Announces 2011 One Book Selection". Toronto Public Library.
- ↑ "The 2010 Globe 100: Non-fiction". The Globe and Mail.