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Adeline was born
Adeline Yen Mah is a Chinese American author and physician. She grew up in Tianjin, Shanghai and Hong Kong. -
Death of Adeline's mother
Adeline's mother died two weeks later after her birth due to complications bought on by the delivery, and in Chinese culture she is considered as bad luck ever since. -
Adeline's father remarried
Adeline's father remarried to a lady who has little affection for his children. She was a 17-year-old Eurasian beauty 14 years his junior -
Adeline's father moved to Shanghai
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Kindergarten school days
She topped her class and won a badge award with a certificate. -
Adeline and siblings moved to Shanghai
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World War 2
Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and occupied the whole TianJin -
Adeline and her family moved to Hong Kong
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Adeline went overseas to study
She convinced her father and went to a medical school in England, hoping to become a doctor.