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Cynthia Kadohata; Michiko Kakutani; Mindy Kaling; Jay Caspian Kang, journalist, novelist; Michael Kang; Minsoo Kang, historian and writer; Younghill Kang, novelist ...
Asian American literature was finally categorized in the 1970s. It did not see a major resurgence until CARP's Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American Writers (1974), edited by Frank Chin, Jeffery Paul Chan, Lawson Fusao Inada, and others. This anthology helped the field gain ground by recovering previous generations of Asian American authors.
Shien Biau Woo became the first Asian American statewide officer in the Northeast, when he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware in 1984. Leana Wen, prominent Asian American and public health leader, currently Commissioner of Health in Baltimore. David Wu, first Taiwanese American U.S. Representative (D-OR) Lily Wu, mayor of Wichita, Kansas
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American writers. It includes writers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category page lists citizens of the United States of either full or partial Asian origin or descent who have been notable writers .
Korean American literature treats a wide range of topics including Korean life in America, the intersection of American and Korean culture in the lives of young Korean Americans, as well as life and history on the Korean peninsula.
The majority of Americans can’t name a single famous Asian American, according to a recent survey. The most common answers besides "I can't think of one" was Jackie Chan, who's not American, and ...
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) 2006 Awarded annually for the best young adult science fiction or fantasy book published in the United States. [2] Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature: APALA: 2010 Honors individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit.
His 2004 novel Aloft received mixed notices from the critics and featured Lee's first protagonist who is not Asian American, but a disengaged and isolated Italian-American suburbanite forced to deal with his world. [6] It received the 2006 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in the Adult Fiction category. [7]