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(1924-2023) Author, professor, activist. Betty Lee Sung was born in Washington, District of Columbia, and died in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Full Name

Betty Lee Sung

Locations

Queens

Author's Timeline


1924

BIRTH

Betty Lee Sung was born Betty Lee in Washington, District of Columbia, on October 3, 1924.

1967

LITWORK

Mountain of Gold
Macmillan; 1st Edition (January 1, 1967)

Nonfiction.

1968

OTHER

Ms. Sung received a master's degree in library science from Queens College in 1968.

1970

OTHER

Ms. Sung taught Asian studies at the City College of the City University of New York for 22 years beginning in 1970.

1971

LITWORK

The Story of the Chinese in America
Collier Books (January 1, 1971)

Nonfiction.

1976

LITWORK

Survey of Chinese Manpower and Employment
Praeger (January 1, 1976)
0275230902 / 978-0275230906
Nonfiction.

1977

LITWORK

An Album of Chinese Americans
Franklin Watts (December 31, 1977)
0531003663 / 978-0531003664
Nonfiction.

1979

LITWORK

Statistical Profiles of the Chinese in the United States
Ayer Co Pub
0405112890 / 978-0405112898
Nonfiction.

1987

LITWORK

The Adjustment Experience of Chinese Immigrant Children in New York City
Center Migration Studies
0913256897 / 978-0913256893
Nonfiction.

1989

LITWORK

Chinese American Intermarriage
Center Migration Studies (January 1, 1989)
0934733473 / 978-0934733472
Nonfiction.

2015

LITWORK

Defiant Second Daughter: My First 90 Years
Advantage Media Group (October 8, 2015)
1599326108 / 978-1599326108
Memoir.

2023

DEATH

Betty Lee Sung died at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland, on January 19, 2023.

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