dawn of Chinese civilization some 5000 years ago. References External links Official website Larissa Lai's records, held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books 1967 births Living people 20th-century American novelists 20th-century Canadian novelists 20th-century Canadian women writers 21st-century American novelists 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Canadian poets 21st-century Canadian women writers Alumni of the University of East Anglia American emigrants to Canada American women novelists American writers of Chinese descent Canadian literary critics Women literary critics Canadian people of Chinese descent Canadian women novelists Canadian women poets Canadian writers of Asian descent Lambda Literary Award winners Canadian lesbian writers Canadian LGBT novelists LGBT people from California Canadian LGBT poets Naturalized citizens of Canada University of British Columbia alumni University of British Columbia faculty University of Calgary alumni Women science fiction and fantasy writers Writers from San Diego Writers from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 20th-century American women writers American women academics 21st-century American women writers Lesbian novelists