Fan Wu

Fan Wu grew up on a state-run farm in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province where her parents were exiled during the Cultural Revolution. She mentioned in her writing that "Despite poverty and isolation, the farm provided me with boundless freedom and joy." She studied Chinese Language and Literature in Sun Yat-sen University in mid-90s, where she obtained a BA. Afterwards, she went to work in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, holding varied jobs in government and private sectors for three years before traveling to the United States for graduate studies at Stanford University in late 90s. The three years of working in China has allowed her to "witness the unprecedented economic boom, as well as the exploitation of workers from poor provinces and the countryside." She received a Master's degree in Mass Media Studies from Stanford University. ==Career==

Fan worked as a web editor and market research analyst at Yahoo! in Silicon Valley for ten years. She began to write in 2002, while working full time. She currently resides in northern California. Fan writes about China and Chinese immigrants living in the US, with a particular focus on women's life, identity, and multicultural issues. Her writing is populated with characters who are travelers, both physically and psychologically. Her debut novel, February Flowers (Simon & Schuster), tells the story of college campus life in China. The book is her first attempt in writing creatively in English, and has been translated into eight languages. ==Other==

Fan is a trustee and a long-time volunteer at the British charity The Mothers’ Bridge of Love’ (MBL), which helps adoptive families in the west to understand China, and also builds libraries for rural children in China. In 2016, she co-organized the Southern China International Literary Festival in Guangzhou, China, along with her other work in promoting Chinese literary voices in the west. In 2020, she co-founded Society of Heart's Delight (, Yuyuanshe), a California-based nonprofit to foster understanding and communication between Chinese immigrants and cultural and ethnic groups. She's the creator of the bilingual photoblog of "Chinese immigrants in Silicon Valley and Beyond - My Story, My Community, My Home." This photoblog showcases the variety of the Chinese community as a cultural and ethnic group and advocates for cultural sensitivity, understanding, and inclusion. ==Books==

• has been translated into eight languages and sold in more than fifteen countries • • (translated by Honey Watson) == References ==