. F . A . ▁( Master ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ) ▁program ▁in ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁at ▁Temple ▁University ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Lee ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁consult ant ▁for ▁the ▁literary ▁journ als ▁B am bo o ▁R idge , ▁The ▁Georgia ▁Review , ▁The ▁New ▁England ▁Review , ▁Ag ni , ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Liter ary ▁Mag az ines ▁and ▁Press es ▁( CL MP ). < ref > Id .</ ref > ▁ ▁Work ▁His ▁first ▁collection ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁Y ellow , ▁documents ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁various ▁Asian ▁American ▁characters ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁fict ional ▁town ▁of ▁Ros ar ita ▁Bay . ▁Y ellow ▁won ▁the ▁Sue ▁Kauf man ▁Prize ▁for ▁First ▁F iction ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Let ters ▁and ▁the ▁" M embers ▁Cho ice ▁Award " ▁from ▁the ▁Asian ▁American ▁Writ ers ' ▁Work shop . ▁ ▁He ▁followed ▁that ▁collection ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁novel , ▁Country ▁of ▁Origin , ▁which ▁earned ▁an ▁American ▁Book ▁Award , ▁a ▁M ixed ▁Media ▁Watch ▁Image ▁Award ▁for ▁Out standing ▁F iction , ▁and ▁an ▁Ed gar ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁First ▁Nov el . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Lee ▁finished ▁writing ▁his ▁second ▁novel , ▁W rack ▁and ▁Ru in . ▁ ▁The ▁book , ▁which ▁revis its ▁Ros ar ita ▁Bay , ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁W . W . ▁N orton ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8