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Lan Cao

Lan Cao is the author of Monkey Bridge and The Lotus and the Storm, and most recently of the scholarly work Culture in Law and Development: Nurturing Positive Change. She is a professor of law at the Chapman University School of Law, and an internationally recognized expert specializing in international business and trade, international law, and development. She has taught at Brooklyn Law School, Duke University School of Law, University of Michigan Law School, and William & Mary Law School.

Family in Six Tones
The Lotus and the Storm
Monkey Bridge

Books

Family in Six Tones
The Lotus and the Storm
Monkey Bridge

Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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Books for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

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