Theresa chan poh lin autobiography vs biography

          She read Helen Keller's autobiography 'The Story of my Life'.

        1. Theresa Chan Poh Lin, one of Perkins School for the Blind's most famous and inspirational students, passed away June 6 after a battle with cancer.
        2. Born in Singapore, she was known in her youth as "the Helen Keller of Southeast Asia", as, like Keller, Chan was a highly accomplished deaf and blind person.
        3. Chan Poh Lin (9 July – 6 June), [1] better known as Theresa Poh Lin Chan, was a Singaporean writer and teacher.
        4. Theresa Poh Lin Chan was born in in Singapore.

          5. Born in Singapore, she was known in her youth as "the Helen Keller of Southeast Asia", as, like Keller, Chan was a highly accomplished deaf and blind person..

          Theresa Poh Lin Chan

          Deafblind woman in Singapore

          In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan.

          Theresa Poh Lin Chan

          Born

          Chan Poh Lin


          (1943-07-09)9 July 1943

          Singapore

          Died9 July 2016(2016-07-09) (aged 73)

          Assisi Hospice, Singapore

          Chan Poh Lin (9 July 1943 – 6 June 2016),[1] better known as Theresa Poh Lin Chan, was a Singaporean writer and teacher.[2] Born in Singapore, she was known in her youth as "the Helen Keller of Southeast Asia", as, like Keller, Chan was a highly accomplished deaf and blind person.[3] Chan was the subject of a BBC radio documentary and inspired a Singaporean film.

          Early life and career

          Chan was born the child of a hawker and a waitress.[4] Chan became deaf at 12[5] and lost her sight at 14.[6]

          John Wilson, director of the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind, met Chan when he visited Singapore in 1958, and recalled in his 1963 book, Travelling