Ann Book CV: April 2016

作者 Ann Kit Suet Chin-Chan.

Ann Kit Suet Chin is a New Zealand Chinese writer. She was born in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia. She attended Methodist Primary and Secondary School in Sibu. She graduated from Windsor University in Canada, Auckland University and Auckland University of Technology.

Ann is the fourth child of the late John Chan Hiu Fei and Mary Kong Wah Kiew. She is married to Chin Chen Onn, PhD. She has three surviving children, Deborah, Gabrielle and Sam. Her third child, Andrew died when he was a baby and is the inspiration of her first book.

作者 陈洁雪

洁雪是新西兰的华人，出生于马来西亚砂拉越的诗巫市。早年在诗巫卫理小学和卫理中学受中小学教育。大学毕业于加拿大的温舍大学、新西兰的奥克兰大学和奥克兰科技大学。

洁雪是已故陈鹞飞夫妇的女儿，家中排行第四。

Diary of a Bereaved Mother 吾儿再见：丧儿母亲的日记 ISBN 9780473187095  This is a real life story of losing one's only son. This experience has made the author strong and caring. This tragedy has been a great help for her to help understand other bereaved people. The author is very brave to write this book. It has not been easy and she aims to touch,... featured in the Aucklander. http://annkitsuetchin.blogspot.co.nz/2011/06/diary-of-bereaved-mother-newspaper.html "words of healing" I appeared in Television 1 Down Under program. It's ok to cry http://tvnz.co.nz/asia-downunder/s2011-e31-video-4453514 On baby bereavement. http://www.youtube.com/asiadownunder#p/c/C9FEF73B56807B22/3/IZk9w-uywAs I spoke in the Baptist Women's Annual Convention, North Island Chapter. http://annkitsuetchin.blogspot.co.nz/2013/02/foreverinmyheartexhibition.html   My book was exhibited  at the Peacock  Art Gallery, Upton Country, Dorset, Park England. I  presented a workshop on Asian Infant Bereavement at the Sands National conference for Sands families and medical personnels for 200 attendees in September 2013 Used as a reference book for NICU staff at the University Hospital, Toronto.  Dr Simon Rowley is a consultant at Starship Children's Hospital who's been given a copy of the book. "It is a good reminder to all health professionals that when our patients leave us, the story does not end for the parents. The detail is amazing, and every little thought and action seems to have been recorded as it happened, and then has been reflected upon. "For parents undergoing similar experiences this book could be a great comfort. For health professionals, I would see it as essential reading." http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aucklander/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503372&objectid=11030  From China to Borneo and Beyond   Hai wai hua ren de Zhong Guo hun 海外华人的中国魂: 从中国，到南洋，到更远  2013 By Chin-Chan, Ann Kit Suet ISBN 9780473239008  English ISBN 9780473309626  Chinese     This is a hundred-year-old journal of two families, the Chans and the Kongs. It traces the first movement in 1907 from Kwang Zhou, China to the jungles of Borneo. It is a six-generational record with the second wave of movement to England, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Australia, USA ... http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ann+Kit+Suet+Chin-Chan%2FChen+Jie+Xue,+2013,+From+China+to+Borneo+and...-a0375949200 Link/Page Citation This book records with humor the life of a busy and active family through World War II, the formation of Malaysia and Confrontation. It is a personal reflection of a way of life that has moved on and provides insight into a family and its relationships. It is most of all a work of love and respect for the Chan and Kong families and for Father and Mother. M M Ann Armstrong Lodge International School http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/12/01/words-of-healing-from-a-bereaved-mother/ She explained the people in Sarawak, especially among the Chinese community, could relate to the book as it traces their roots and identities. “From China to Borneo and Beyond kindled a lot of interests in the state. I am very happy to hear a publisher is going to print a Chinese version of it.” From China To Borneo and Beyond was her second autobiography book, which is a hundred year old journal of two Families, the Chans and the Kongs. The book contains records of historical events and current affairs endured by her family from 1907 to 2006 such as the Opium war, virgin tropical jungle, the Japanese World War, colonial days, revelation and fighting with the communists. http://borneobulletin.brunei-online.com/index.php/2013/10/15/sibu-born-author-ann-chin-kit-suet-promotes-books/  Mail Order Bride 邮购新娘   By Chin-Chan, Ann Kit Suet   This book is about the embodiment of the darker side of today's society. ISBN  978047325414-8 Published 1 July 2013 http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/12/01/words-of-healing-from-a-bereaved-mother/ a fiction novel – Mail Order Bride. The story, set in Auckland, New Zealand, touches on social issues such as teenage pregnancies, drugs, paedophile and the like. The book took two months to finish. Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2013/12/01/words-of-healing-from-a-bereaved-mother/#ixzz3JJw2LIxU Her third book, Mail Order Bride is the first fiction piece from Ann. She said that the book targets an audience of young adults and that it appeals readers interested in social issues and ills that young adults have to face. http://borneobulletin.brunei-online.com/index.php/2013/10/15/sibu-born-author-ann-chin-kit-suet-promotes-books/ Cry of Oppressed Women 妇女的哭泣   By Chin-Chan, Ann Kit Suet Women suffers from oppression. This story traces the life of Nadine who overcomes her own problems of oppression, grows up to be a social worker and helps women who have suffered from physical and mental violence, domestic violence, rape, pornography, swinging, sex slavery, human ... ISBN 9780473287153 Published 1 July 2014 Interest Age All ages Judy Lawson, Counsellor A book I would use in my work as a reference.  World War II in Borneo, Tales of my Grandpa ISBN: 9780473339005 (Pbk) It is seventy years after the end of the World War II, or the Japanese occupation in Borneo. Captain Cheng aka Captain Fong and his Canadian soldiers are remembered in their role of leading the surrender of the Japanese. I've been reading your book World War Two in Borneo: Tales of my Grandpa.  I was a bit hesitant to start it, since it is combined fiction and fact and I didn't want to get the history mixed up in my mind.  However,  I'm finding it very compelling to read.   Canadian documentary maker, Keith Lock. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BGRESX0/ref=rdr_kindle_ext_tmb Traces the lives of 2 girls. The poor girl is sold to the rich girl as a slave aka mui zai to serve her for ever. Different Chinese Tradition are explained, and tragedy brings them to the South Seas. The Japanese invasion, the slave protects her mistress and is sent to a brothel as a comfort women.

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Wannabe Socialite

Based in Malaya and Singapore from the 60s.

The world is full of big bad wolves for a young girl growing in a small sheltered town. From one small wrong step, trouble snowballs into bigger and bigger trouble. She sinks into the murky seedy underworld. She becomes a kept woman. She finds there is no way out, she commits suicide.