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Namioka was born in Beijing, the daughter of linguist Yuenren Chao and physician Buwei Yang Chao. The family moved often in China. In 1937, the Chaos were living in Nanjing, and fled westward in the face of the Japanese Invasion. They eventually made their way to Hawaii, then Cambridge, Massachusetts. Namioka attended grade school in Cambridge and excelled at mathematics.
Namioka attended University of California, Berkeley, where her father was a professor of Asian Studies. Here she met and married Isaac Namioka, a fellow graduate student in mathematics. The Namiokas moved to Ithaca, New York, where Isaac Namioka taught at Cornell University, and Lensey Namioka taught at Wells College.
In 1959, the Namiokas' first daughter Aki was born, followed by a second daughter Michi, who was born in 1961. The family moved to Seattle in 1963, when Isaac Namioka accepted a position at the University of Washington.
Namioka attended University of California, Berkeley, where her father was a professor of Asian Studies. Here she met and married Isaac Namioka, a fellow graduate student in mathematics. The Namiokas moved to Ithaca, New York, where Isaac Namioka taught at Cornell University, and Lensey Namioka taught at Wells College.
In 1959, the Namiokas' first daughter Aki was born, followed by a second daughter Michi, who was born in 1961. The family moved to Seattle in 1963, when Isaac Namioka accepted a position at the University of Washington.
Series
Zenta and Matsuzo Samurai
The Samurai And The Long-nosed Devils (1976)
White Serpent Castle (1976)
Valley Of The Broken Cherry Trees (1980)
Village Of The Vampire Cat (1981)
Island of Ogres (1989)
The Coming of the Bear (1992)
The Samurai And The Long-nosed Devils (1976)
White Serpent Castle (1976)
Valley Of The Broken Cherry Trees (1980)
Village Of The Vampire Cat (1981)
Island of Ogres (1989)
The Coming of the Bear (1992)
Yang
Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear (1992)
Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family (1995)
Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers (1998)
Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs (2000)
Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear (1992)
Yang the Third and Her Impossible Family (1995)
Yang the Second and Her Secret Admirers (1998)
Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs (2000)
Novels
Who's Hu? (1981)
The Phantom of Tiger Mountain (1988)
April and the Dragon Lady (1994)
Den of the White Fox (1997)
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break (1999)
An Ocean Apart, a World Away (2002)
Half and Half (2003)
Mismatch (2006)
The Phantom of Tiger Mountain (1988)
April and the Dragon Lady (1994)
Den of the White Fox (1997)
Ties That Bind, Ties That Break (1999)
An Ocean Apart, a World Away (2002)
Half and Half (2003)
Mismatch (2006)
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