Family Quote by Kevin Kwan

I grew up in a Chinese American enclave where the person who lived down the street had literally lived down the street from my…

— Jenny Zhang

In 1949 - my father stayed on in Shanghai after the war. But in 1949, the Communists took over the whole of China, and…

— J. G. Ballard

I grew up in Shanghai, a big urban city.

— Jenova Chen

In December of 1990, just before my eighth birthday, I left China for the United States. My father was a political dissident, and after…

— Leana S. Wen

The moment I escaped to China, I didn't have any money; I only had one address in my hand of some long-distance Chinese relatives.…

— Lee Hyeon-seo

I was born in Suzhou, a city not very far from Shanghai. It's a very interesting town - there is a long artist's tradition…

— I. M. Pei

I was in Shanghai when the Japanese invaded China. I was there in Shanghai when, the morning after Pearl Harbor, they seized Shanghai.

— J. G. Ballard

I was born in 1953, in Paris. But soon after my birth my family (I have one sister) moved into a rent apartment in…

— Richard Clayderman

Shanghai, the city where I was born and spent my first four and a half years. It's not necessarily the most pleasant or most…

— Jenny Zhang

I first came to China as a child on a visit with my family in 1978.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

After playing for several European clubs including Chelsea I opted to come to Shanghai. I wanted to see new things here, to get to…

— Demba Ba

“I live in China Beijing :)”

— Edward Ang