Lan cao biography
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Lan Cao
American writer
Lan Cao (born 1961) is a Vietnamese American professor and author. She wrote her debut novel Monkey Bridge in 1997, and her second novel, The Lotus and the Storm in 2014.
Lan cao biography
She is a professor of law at the Chapman University School of Law,[1] specializing in international business and trade, international law, and development. She received her Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.
She has taught at Brooklyn Law School, Duke Law School, Michigan Law School and William & Mary Law School.[2]
Early life
She was born in Saigon, South Vietnam and grew up in Saigon's twin city, Cholon.
In 1975, when communist forces defeated South Vietnam, she was flown out of Vietnam.
Lan cao
She lived in Avon, Connecticut, with a close family friend, an American colonel, later promoted to Major General, and his wife. Cao received her B.A. in political science from Mount Holyoke College in 1983 and her J.D. from Yale Law School.
After law school graduation,