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“One of the best introductions I have been given was at a meeting at the Chinese Historical Society. The person said, ‘Connie only writes for a purpose,'” explained Connie Young Yu to Terry Hong.

“Boy, did he get that right. I write when I feel there’s a cause … And sometimes I feel guilty because writers are always supposed to keep writing, … but unless I feel the need, the commitment, it doesn’t happen.”

The author of countless articles and two books (Profiles in Excellence: Peninsula Chinese Americans and Chinatown San Jose, U.S.A.) that focus predominantly on Chinese Americans, Yu has established herself as a writer with a historical cause.

“When I started writing,” she continued, “it was for a purpose. I needed to establish Chinese America, to put our history back in its place in American history.” Through articles, essays, lectures, and community activities, Yu has devoted