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My Take
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.
Overview
Leland Yin Yee (Chinese: 余胤良; Jyutping: jyu4 jan6 loeng4; pinyin: Yú Yìnliáng; born November 20, 1948) is an American former politician who served as a member of the California State Senate for District 8, which covered parts of San Francisco and the Peninsula.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- Taishan, People's Republic of China
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / child and adolescent psychotherapist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Mission High School
- University
- University of California, Berkeley
Awards & achievements
- Presidential Medal of Merit
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Politician — see all → · More people from People's Republic of China →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.