Marilyn Chin
Encyclopedia
Marilyn Chin is an American poet who grew up in Portland, Oregon
, after her family immigrated from Hong Kong
. She received an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa
. Her awards include two National Endowment for the Arts
grants, the Stegner Fellowship
, the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
, four Pushcart Prize
s, and a Fulbright Fellowship. Her poetry focuses on social issues, especially those related to Asian American
feminism and bi-cultural identity. She currently teaches in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University
.
Fiction
Edited Anthologies
Translations
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, after her family immigrated from Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. She received an M.F.A. from the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
. Her awards include two National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
grants, the Stegner Fellowship
Stegner Fellowship
The Stegner Fellowship program is a two-year creative writing fellowship at Stanford University. The award is named after American Wallace Stegner , an historian, novelist, short story writer, environmentalist, and Stanford faculty member who founded the university's creative writing program. Ten...
, the PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
According to its website, PEN Oakland was founded in 1989 by Ishmael Reed, who came up with the idea, and co-founders Floyd Salas, Reginald Lockett and Claire Ortalda, in order to “promote works of excellence by writers of all cultural and racial backgrounds and to educate both the public and the...
, four Pushcart Prize
Pushcart Prize
The Pushcart Prize is an American literary prize by Pushcart Press that honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in the small presses over the previous year. Magazine and small book press editors are invited to nominate up to 6 works they have featured....
s, and a Fulbright Fellowship. Her poetry focuses on social issues, especially those related to Asian American
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
feminism and bi-cultural identity. She currently teaches in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
.
Selected bibliography
Poetry- Dwarf Bamboo (1987)
- The Phoenix Gone, the Terrace Empty (1994)
- Rhapsody in Plain Yellow (2002)
Fiction
- Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen (2009)
Edited Anthologies
- Asian American Poetry: The Next Generation. Ed. Marilyn Chin and Victoria M. Chang. Urbana-Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2004.
- Dissident Song: A Contemporary Asian Anthology. Ed. Marilyn Chin and David Wong Louie. 1991.
Translations
- Qing, Ai. The Selected Poems of Ai Qing. Trans. Marilyn Chin and Eugene Eoyang. 1985.
- Yoshimasu, Gozo. Devil’s Wind: A Thousand Steps or More. Trans. Marilyn Chin. Oakland University Press, 1980.