"When my father finished his Ph.D., my mother went back for another bachelor's degree, this time in environmental science."
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Celeste Ng is an acclaimed American author known for her poignant explorations of race, identity, and family dynamics. Born in 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Chinese immigrant parents, Ng's multicultural upbringing profoundly influences her writing. She burst onto the literary scene with her debut novel, *Everything I Never Told You*, which garnered critical acclaim and became a bestseller. Her subsequent novel, *Little Fires Everywhere*, further solidified her legacy, exploring complex familial relationships against the backdrop of privilege and societal expectations. Ng's work continues to resonate, sparking important conversations on belonging and the intricacies of the human experience.
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"My mother wrote a teen column for the South China Morning Post in the 1950s when she was growing up in Hong Kong. Her name was Lily Mark, but she sometimes wrote under her confirmation name, Margaret Mark. That was how she met my father."
Celeste Ng