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Jennifer 8. Lee

ジェニファー・エイト・リー

Jennifer 8. Lee

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1976-03-15 （New York City）
国籍
United States
言語
English

経歴

職業
journalist, author, producer
活動期間
1998年〜
所属
Center for Public Integrity (Board of Directors), Nieman Foundation for Journalism (Advisory Board), Asian American Writers' Workshop (Advisory Board), Plympton (co-founder / president)

学歴

Hunter College High School
期間: 〜1994
卒業年: 1994
国: United States
Harvard University
Applied Mathematics and Economics / Applied Mathematics and Economics
学位: BA
期間: 1995–1999
卒業年: 1999
国: United States

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

2008年 Non-fiction (food history / cultural history)

A narrative non-fiction exploring the history and cultural significance of Chinese food in the United States and worldwide, tracing origins, immigrant experiences, restaurant culture, and phenomena such as fortune cookies.

food cultureimmigration historyidentity

全著作

  • The Fortune Cookie Chronicles (2008)

翻案

  • The Search for General Tso (producer)

作風・主題

文体
narrative investigative nonfictionessayistic non-fiction
頻出モチーフ
food culture and societyimmigrant narrativesmedia and technology

評価・遺産

Known for insightful writing on food culture and accessible narrative nonfiction, Jennifer 8. Lee has influenced publishing and digital media through Plympton, the NewsDiffs archival project, and advocacy within emoji selection processes.

関連学会

  • Asian American Writers' Workshop (associated)

豆知識

  • Born Jennifer Lee; she added "8." to her name as a teenager because she was not given a middle name at birth.
  • Served as vice-chair on the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee and helped propose dumpling, hijab, onion, and phoenix emoji.
  • Her 2008 book The Fortune Cookie Chronicles reached the New York Times Best Seller list.
  • Co-founded Plympton in 2011 to publish serialized fiction for digital platforms.
  • Co-created NewsDiffs, a site archiving revisions to major news articles.