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Bette Bao Lord

Bette Bao Lord (Chinese: 包柏漪, Pinyin: Bāo Bóyì; born November 3, 1938) is a Chinese-born American writer and civic activist for human rights and democracy.

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Alma mater
Tufts University
Born
(1938-11-03) November 3, 1938 (age 87) Shanghai, Republic of China
Children
2
Mother
Dora Bao
Occupations
Novelist, short story writer, civic activist
Relatives
Cathy Bao Bean (sister)

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Bette Bao Lord

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related to Selected works · 36
Bette Bao Lord → Alfred, Bao, Bette Lord, Bette's, Boar, China, Chinese Mosaic, Communist China, Donna Perrone, Eighth Moon, Exploring Realistic Fiction, Harper, In, ISBN, Jackie Robinson, Jayne Pettit, Knopf, Lael Littke, Legacies, Literature
related to Early life · 19
Bette Bao Lord → Bette Bao, Boar, British-trained, Cathy Bao, China, Chinese, Dora, English, In, Jackie Robinson, Lord, Mao Zedong, Sandys Bao, Shanghai, States, United States, With, World War II United, Year
related to External links · 9
Bette Bao Lord → Appearances, Biography Archived, C-SPAN, Humanities, June, National Endowment, November, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineInterview
related to Further reading · 6
Bette Bao Lord → Change, Chicago, Children's Press, Chinese Voice, Mary Virginia Fox, Novelist
Alma mater · 1
Bette Bao Lord → Tufts University
Born · 1
Bette Bao Lord → (1938-11-03) November 3, 1938 (age 87) Shanghai, Republic of China
Children · 1
Bette Bao Lord → 2
Mother · 1
Bette Bao Lord → Dora Bao
Occupations · 1
Bette Bao Lord → Novelist, short story writer, civic activist
Relatives · 1
Bette Bao Lord → Cathy Bao Bean (sister)

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Bette Bao LordAlma materTufts University1.00infobox
Bette Bao LordBorn(1938-11-03) November 3, 1938 (age 87) Shanghai, Republic of China1.00infobox
Bette Bao LordChildren21.00infobox
Bette Bao LordMotherDora Bao1.00infobox
Bette Bao LordOccupationsNovelist, short story writer, civic activist1.00infobox
Bette Bao LordRelativesCathy Bao Bean (sister)1.00infobox
Bette Bao LordSpouseWinston Lord1.00infobox
Bette Bao Lordis arecipient of seven honorary degrees0.90text
Bette Bao Lordrelated to Early lifeLord0.60section
Bette Bao Lordrelated to Early lifeBette Bao0.60section
Bette Bao Lordrelated to Early lifeShanghai0.60section
Bette Bao Lordrelated to Early lifeChina0.60section

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    Bette Bao Lord

    Nodes44
    Edges43
    Triples78
    Avg. degree1.95
    Density0.045455
    Components1
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