She is an American writer of poetry , fiction , and criticism .
Shirley Geok - lin Lim ( born 1944 ) was born in Malacca Malaysia .
Shirley Geok - lin Lim is an American Shirley Geok - lin Lim of poetry , fiction , and criticism .
Shirley Geok - lin Lim ( born 1944 ) was born in Malacca Malaysia .