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Maya Lin is a Chinese-American artist and architect. She is best known for her work, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, in Washington, D.C.

Birth, family, and education
Lin was born in Athens, Ohio, on October 5, 1959.

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Her parents were originally from China, but moved to Ohio in 1949. Her father is Henry Huan Lin. He taught art at Ohio University, and her mother, Julia Chang Lin, taught literature at the same school.

Maya Lin attended Yale University and received a bachelor of arts degree in architecture in 1981, and a master of architecture from Yale's School of Architecture in 1986.

While she was still an undergraduate, Lin entered a public design competition for the Vietnam Memorial. She won the competition against 1,400 other entries.

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Lin was only 21 at the time.

The Vietnam Wall
The project was attacked from the beginning for several reasons, including the aesthetics of the design and Lin's heritage. However, Lin did not deviate from her efforts, and oversaw t