Hannah Is My Name by Belle Yang

Belle Yang adult nonficition, graphic novel, children's picture book

photo credit: Belle's pop, Joseph, 2008. Hat by maggiemae.com

Author Biography

Belle Yang, subject of the PBS documentary, “My Name is Belle,” is frequently asked whether she is primarily a writer or a painter.
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Influences

The immigration journey, moving from Taiwan to Japan at age five and then to America during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, learning English as my third language.

Democracy Spring (1989) and the Tiananmen Massacre which silenced the voices of the Chinese people.

My father's Manchurian stubbornness and my mother's Hakka obstinacy.

The five years of stalking which drove me to writing and painting in solitude.

The benevolent spirit of my great grandfather who was swept out of his estate to wander a beggar under Communism.

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Hannah Is My Name by Belle Yang

Synopsis:

With Chinese-influenced paintings in jewel-like colors, Belle Yang tells an immigration tale that reflects one of the many facets of the American dream.

Please visit www.belleyang.com to see more of the art.

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