Ruthanne Lum McCunn

Ruthanne Lum McCunn (Chinese: 林露德; pinyin: Lín Lùdé) (née Drysdale;^[1] born February 21, 1946^[2]) is an American novelist and editor of Chinese and Scottish descent.^[3]

Early life

Ruthanne Lum McCunn was raised in Hong Kong. She graduated from University of Texas at Austin in 1968.^[4]

Career

McCunn taught at University of San Francisco, Cornell University, and University of California, Santa Cruz.^[5]

Her work appeared in Zyzzyva.^[6]

She will be co-editor with Judy Yung, and Russell C. Leong, on Him Mark Lai's autobiography, for the UCLA Asian American Center Press in 2009-2010.^[7]

Personal life

McCunn lives in San Francisco, California.^[8]

Works

• God of Luck. Soho Press. 2008. ISBN 978-1-56947-518-8.
• Thousand Pieces of Gold. Beacon Press. 2004. ISBN 978-0-8070-8381-9. reprint
• The Moon Pearl. Beacon Press. 2001. ISBN 978-0-8070-8349-9.
• Ruthanne Lum McCunn, ed. (2002). Chinese Proverbs. Illustrator Hu Yong Yi. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0-8118-3683-8.
• Sole survivor. Beacon Press. 1999. ISBN 978-0-8070-7139-7.
• Ruthanne Lum McCunn (1998). Pie-Biter. Translator Ellen Lai-shan Yeung, Teresa Mlawer, Illustrator You-shan Tang. Shen's Books. ISBN 978-1-885008-07-7.
• Wooden fish songs. Dutton. 1995. ISBN 978-0-525-93927-6.
• An illustrated history of the Chinese in America. Design Enterprises of San Francisco. 1979.

References

1. "Asian and Pacific Islander Americans". salempress.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
2. "Author Profile: Ruthanne Lum McCunn in Notable Asian Americans". smithsonianapa.org. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
3. "Biography of Ruthanne Lum McCunn". mccunn.com. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
4. "Asian and Pacific Islander Americans". salempress.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
5. "Asian and Pacific Islander Americans". salempress.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
6. "". Google Books. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
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8. "Description: Wooden Fish Songs". University of Washington Press. Retrieved September 21, 2012.

External links

• "Author's website"
• "Ruthanne Lum McCunn", Critical Pedagogy, The Expanding Canon, teaching multicultural literature in high school, Annenberg Media Learner