''William Poy Lee'' () is an author and political activist currently living in Shanghai, China. His 2007 book The Eighth Promise is a memoir about two generations of Chinese Americans, in China and

Chinatown, San Francisco The Chinatown centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street (San Francisco), Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, () is the oldest Chinatown in North America and one of the largest Han Chinese, Chinese ethnic enclave, enclaves outside As ...

. Before becoming a writer, Mr. Lee worked as an international banking attorney and an advertising executive. Mr. Lee left the professional world and has traveled, lived and taught writing in China since 2008. As a political activist, his most recent endeavor is a website about Tibet
Tibet China Accuracy Project
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Author@Google, July 1, 2008: Intifada in SF Chinatown: The first modern Chinese American Civil Rights March - Summary of '68Author William Poy Lee Interview on NPR-KQED Forum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, William Poy 1951 births 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American memoirists Activists from San Francisco American expatriates in China American lawyers of Chinese descent American male non-fiction writers American political activists American writers of Chinese descent Lawyers from San Francisco Living people PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award winners University of California, Berkeley alumni University of California College of the Law, San Francisco alumni Writers from San Francisco