Bill Lee (author)

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Bill Lee, is a Chinese American writer and ex-member of the Joe Boys, a San Francisco Chinatown gang that was responsible for the Golden Dragon Massacre.

Lee graduated with honors, receiving his BA in psychology from San Francisco State University. He worked at ESL, where he witnessed the massacre of his coworkers in 1988. The following was taken from his corporate biography:

Bill Lee has over 25 years of experience in corporate employment, search consulting, competitive research, and human resources management. Formerly Corporate Employment Manager at ESL (A TRW subsidiary), Technical Recruiting Manager at Integrated Device Technology and College Recruiting Manager (interim) at Advanced Micro Devices, his clients and past employers include Sun Microsystems, Symantec, The Bechtel Group, OnVantage, Interwoven, Insignia Solutions, NetManage, Quality Semiconductor, Radius, Wordstar International, and numerous successful start-up firms. Bill has recruited and placed thousands of candidates from new college graduates to corporate executives, including technical and management searches in Japan, China, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America; and assisted companies in completing mergers/acquisitions, reorganizations, employee retention programs and competitor analyses. Bill has conducted national training seminars on effective interviewing techniques, competitive recruiting and employment law.

Bill is the author of the bestseller, Chinese Playground: A Memoir, which he self-published in 1999. When the book was released, Bill served as his own publicist, securing front-page features in the San Francisco Examiner as well as AsianWeek. The first printing of Chinese Playground sold out in less than two weeks after its release. Bill's second book, Born to Lose: Memoirs of a Compulsive Gambler, was published in 2005 by Hazelden, detailing his lifelong gambling addiction and recovery. Publishers Weekly says Born to Lose is "Breezily written and compelling...," while Booklist called it "...powerful."

Bill has been featured on the History Channel (Street Gangs: A Secret History), A&E Network, syndicated radio, as well as national print publications. He has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, AsianWeek, and numerous professional journals. Bill was a key member of the crisis response team at ESL in Sunnyvale, California, where seven coworkers were murdered in 1988.