Leland Yee

Leland Yee is a genuinely thought-provoking figure. Born in Taishan, China, in 1948, he emigrated to the United States, studied at UC Berkeley, worked as a child and adolescent psychotherapist, and rose to the California State Senate representing San Francisco and the Peninsula. I am drawn to the arc from caring for children's minds to public office; it suggests a man originally motivated to help people. His story carries real shadows alongside the light, but the underlying fact of a first-generation immigrant reaching the front line of American politics still carries weight for me. It is a reminder of how complicated, and consequential, public lives can be.

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Name (English)

Leland Yee

Name (Japanese)

リーランド・イー

Reading

りーらんど・いー

Born

November 20, 1948 (age 77)

Origin

Taishan, People's Republic of China

Occupation

politician / child and adolescent psychotherapist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

High school

Mission High School

University

University of California, Berkeley

Awards & achievements

• Presidential Medal of Merit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland%20Yee
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4820785

Tags

• politician
• child and adolescent psychotherapist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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