Glen Cao (born 1947) is also known by his Chinese name, Cao Guilin (曹桂林). He is the author of ''

Beijinger in New York ''A Native of Beijing in New York'', also known as ''Beijinger in New York'' () is a novel by Glen Cao (曹桂林), based on his own immigrant story. It was translated into English by Ted Wang (卡本特王). The story follows Qiming Wang and his ...

''. Mr. Cao wrote the book largely based on his own life experiences as an immigrant to

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from

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in 1980. The novel sold millions of copies in

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and went on to become serialized in a news paper, and then subsequently made into a TV series, aired on

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. He is also the founder of C & J Knitwear Company. He is married to director

Ying Yeh Ying may refer to: People * Yíng (嬴), a Chinese surname, the ancestral name of Qin Shi Huang, first Emperor of China in the Qin Dynasty, and some contemporary rival royal families such as the Zhaos * Yīng (应), a Chinese surname from the Zh ...

(英业).

External links

Article about Glen Cao
at ''

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Beijinger in New York e-textPicture of Glen Cao and Ying Yeh
Living people 1947 births American writers of Chinese descent 20th-century Chinese writers Writers from Beijing Writers from New York City People's Republic of China emigrants to the United States {{China-writer-stub