Theresa Poh Lin Chan
Theresa Poh Lin Chan | |
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| Born | Chan Poh Lin 9 July 1943 Singapore |
| Died | 9 July 2016 (aged 73) Assisi Hospice, Singapore |
Chan Poh Lin (9 July 1943 – 6 June 2016), better known as Theresa Poh Lin Chan, was a Singaporean writer and teacher. Born in Singapore, she was known in her youth as "the Helen Keller of Southeast Asia", as, like Keller, Chan was a highly accomplished deaf and blind person. Chan was the subject of a BBC radio documentary and inspired a Singaporean film.