SettingsAmerican writers of Chinese descent
Ah Jook Ku
Ah Jook Ku was an American journalist, writer, media advocate and public relations practitioner.
Ah Jook Ku was an American journalist, writer, media advocate and public relations practitioner.
Alexander Kuo
Alexander Kuo (born 1941? in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American teacher, poet, fiction writer, and essayist of Chinese American ancestry.
Alexander Kuo (born 1941? in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American teacher, poet, fiction writer, and essayist of Chinese American ancestry.
Alice Wu
Alice Wu (伍思薇) is a Chinese American film director and screenwriter.
Alice Wu (伍思薇) is a Chinese American film director and screenwriter.
Alvin Lu
Alvin Lu is an Asian American author of fiction and film criticism.
Alvin Lu is an Asian American author of fiction and film criticism.
Amy Chua
Amy L. Chua (, born October 26, 1962) is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Amy L. Chua (, born October 26, 1962) is the John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Anchee Min
Anchee Min is a Chinese-American painter, photographer, musician, and author who lives in San Francisco and Shanghai.
Anchee Min is a Chinese-American painter, photographer, musician, and author who lives in San Francisco and Shanghai.
Andrew Lih
Andrew Lih is a new media researcher, consultant and writer, as well as a noted authority on both Wikipedia and internet censorship in the People's Republic of China.
Andrew Lih is a new media researcher, consultant and writer, as well as a noted authority on both Wikipedia and internet censorship in the People's Republic of China.
Annping Chin
Annping Chin, born in Taiwan in 1950, is a Senior Lecturer of History at Yale.
Annping Chin, born in Taiwan in 1950, is a Senior Lecturer of History at Yale.
Antonio Cua
Antonio S. Cua was an eminent scholar in Chinese philosophy and comparative philosophy who was professor emeritus of philosophy at The Catholic University of America.
Antonio S. Cua was an eminent scholar in Chinese philosophy and comparative philosophy who was professor emeritus of philosophy at The Catholic University of America.
Ben Fee
Ben Fee (born 1908) was a Chinese American writer and labor organizer who rose to prominence in the Chinatowns of San Francisco and New York in the mid-twentieth century.
Ben Fee (born 1908) was a Chinese American writer and labor organizer who rose to prominence in the Chinatowns of San Francisco and New York in the mid-twentieth century.
Ben Fong-Torres
Benjamin Fong-Torres is an American rock journalist, author, and broadcaster best known for his association with Rolling Stone magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Benjamin Fong-Torres is an American rock journalist, author, and broadcaster best known for his association with Rolling Stone magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Bette Bao Lord
Bette Bao Lord (November 3, 1938) is a Chinese American writer and civic activist for human rights and democracy.
Bette Bao Lord (November 3, 1938) is a Chinese American writer and civic activist for human rights and democracy.
Buwei Yang Chao
Buwei Yang Chao was an American Chinese physician, writer of recipes, and wife of the eminent linguist Yuen Ren Chao.
Buwei Yang Chao was an American Chinese physician, writer of recipes, and wife of the eminent linguist Yuen Ren Chao.
C. Y. Lee (author)
Chin Yang Lee (黎錦揚; born 1917) is a Chinese American author best known for his 1957 novel The Flower Drum Song, which inspired the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song and wr...
Chin Yang Lee (黎錦揚; born 1917) is a Chinese American author best known for his 1957 novel The Flower Drum Song, which inspired the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Flower Drum Song and wr...
Cathy Bao Bean
Cathy Bao Bean, a writer and educator, is the author of The Chopsticks-Fork Principle: A Memoir and Manual (We Press, 2002).
Cathy Bao Bean, a writer and educator, is the author of The Chopsticks-Fork Principle: A Memoir and Manual (We Press, 2002).
Chao Yuen Ren
Chao Yuen Ren, also known as Y.R. Chao, was a Chinese American linguist and amateur composer.
Chao Yuen Ren, also known as Y.R. Chao, was a Chinese American linguist and amateur composer.
Charles Yu
Charles Yu is an Asian American writer.
Charles Yu is an Asian American writer.
Chiang Yee
Chiang Yee, self-styled as "The Silent Traveller", was a Chinese poet, author, painter and calligrapher.
Chiang Yee, self-styled as "The Silent Traveller", was a Chinese poet, author, painter and calligrapher.
Chin Ning Chu
Chin-Ning Chu was a Chinese American business consultant, and a bestselling business management author in Asia and the Pacific Rim.
Chin-Ning Chu was a Chinese American business consultant, and a bestselling business management author in Asia and the Pacific Rim.
Da Chen
Da Chen is a Chinese author whose works include Brothers, China's Son, Sounds of the River, Sword, and Colors of the Mountain.
Da Chen is a Chinese author whose works include Brothers, China's Son, Sounds of the River, Sword, and Colors of the Mountain.
Danny Yamashiro
Danny Yamashiro (born December 5, 1967) survived a deadly 400 foot fall from the famed ridge of the historic Nuuanu Pali in Honolulu, Hawaii at 18.
Danny Yamashiro (born December 5, 1967) survived a deadly 400 foot fall from the famed ridge of the historic Nuuanu Pali in Honolulu, Hawaii at 18.
David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang is an American playwright who has risen to prominence as the preeminent Asian American dramatist in the U.S.
David Henry Hwang is an American playwright who has risen to prominence as the preeminent Asian American dramatist in the U.S.
David Wong Louie
David Wong Louie is an American writer of novels and short stories.
David Wong Louie is an American writer of novels and short stories.
Diana Chang
Diana Chang (born 1934) is a Chinese American novelist and poet.
Diana Chang (born 1934) is a Chinese American novelist and poet.
Edward Wong
Edward Wong (Chinese name: 黃安偉) is an American journalist and a foreign correspondent for The New York Times.
Edward Wong (Chinese name: 黃安偉) is an American journalist and a foreign correspondent for The New York Times.
Eileen Chang
Eileen Chang (September 30, 1920 – September 8, 1995) was a Chinese writer.
Eileen Chang (September 30, 1920 – September 8, 1995) was a Chinese writer.
Elizabeth Wong (playwright)
Elizabeth Wong is an award-winning contemporary American playwright, television writer, librettist, theatrical director, college professor, social essayist, and a writer of plays for young audiences.
Elizabeth Wong is an award-winning contemporary American playwright, television writer, librettist, theatrical director, college professor, social essayist, and a writer of plays for young audiences.
Emily Wu
Emily Wu (巫一毛 Wu Yimao), born 3 June 1958 in Beijing, is a Chinese-American writer whose short stories have appeared in magazines and newspapers, and in an anthology of poetry and prose.
Emily Wu (巫一毛 Wu Yimao), born 3 June 1958 in Beijing, is a Chinese-American writer whose short stories have appeared in magazines and newspapers, and in an anthology of poetry and prose.
Eric Liu
Eric P. Liu is an American writer living in Seattle, Washington.
Eric P. Liu is an American writer living in Seattle, Washington.
Fae Myenne Ng
Fae Myenne Ng (born 1956 in San Francisco) is an American novelist, and short story writer.
Fae Myenne Ng (born 1956 in San Francisco) is an American novelist, and short story writer.
Fan Wu
Fan Wu is a Chinese-American novelist.
Fan Wu is a Chinese-American novelist.
Frank Chin
Frank Chin (趙健秀; pinyin: Zhào Jiànxiù) (born February 25, 1940) is an American author and playwright.
Frank Chin (趙健秀; pinyin: Zhào Jiànxiù) (born February 25, 1940) is an American author and playwright.
Fred Ho
Fred Ho (Chinese name: 侯维翰; pinyin: Hóu Wéihàn; born Fred Wei-han Houn in Palo Alto, California, August 10, 1957) is an American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright...
Fred Ho (Chinese name: 侯维翰; pinyin: Hóu Wéihàn; born Fred Wei-han Houn in Palo Alto, California, August 10, 1957) is an American jazz baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright...
Gail Tsukiyama
Gail Tsukiyama is an American novelist from San Francisco, California, USA. She was one of nine fiction authors to appear during the first Library of Congress National Book Festival.
Gail Tsukiyama is an American novelist from San Francisco, California, USA. She was one of nine fiction authors to appear during the first Library of Congress National Book Festival.
George Kao
George Kao was a Chinese American author, translator, and journalist.
George Kao was a Chinese American author, translator, and journalist.
Gordon H. Chang
Gordon H. Chang is a professor of American history at Stanford University in the United States.
Gordon H. Chang is a professor of American history at Stanford University in the United States.
Grace Lin
Grace Lin is a children's author, and illustrator.
Grace Lin is a children's author, and illustrator.
Greg Jao
Greg Jao (born February 6, 1968) is an Chinese American author and Christian leader.
Greg Jao (born February 6, 1968) is an Chinese American author and Christian leader.
Gus Lee
Gus Lee (born 1946) is a best-selling American author and ethicist.
Gus Lee (born 1946) is a best-selling American author and ethicist.
Ha Jin
Jīn Xuěfēi is a contemporary Chinese-American writer and novelist using the pen name Ha Jin.
Jīn Xuěfēi is a contemporary Chinese-American writer and novelist using the pen name Ha Jin.
Han Ong
Playwright and novelist Han Ong (born 1968) is both a high-school dropout and one of the youngest recipients of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant.
Playwright and novelist Han Ong (born 1968) is both a high-school dropout and one of the youngest recipients of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant.
Hao Wang (academic)
Wang Hao, also Hao Wang (; 20 May 1921 – 13 May 1995) was a Chinese American logician, philosopher and mathematician.
Wang Hao, also Hao Wang (; 20 May 1921 – 13 May 1995) was a Chinese American logician, philosopher and mathematician.
He Qinglian
He Qinglian is a Chinese author and economist, most prominently known for her critical view of Chinese society and media controls in China.
He Qinglian is a Chinese author and economist, most prominently known for her critical view of Chinese society and media controls in China.
Helen Zia
Helen Zia is an American journalist and scholar who has covered Asian American communities and social and political movements for decades.
Helen Zia is an American journalist and scholar who has covered Asian American communities and social and political movements for decades.
Him Mark Lai
Him Mark Lai (麥禮謙) (November 11, 1925 San Francisco – May 21, 2009) was an American historian.
Him Mark Lai (麥禮謙) (November 11, 1925 San Francisco – May 21, 2009) was an American historian.
Huping Ling
Huping Ling (born 1956) is a Professor of History at Truman State University and an award-winning author.
Huping Ling (born 1956) is a Professor of History at Truman State University and an award-winning author.
Jade Snow Wong
Jade Snow Wong was a Chinese American ceramic artist and author of two autobiographical volumes.
Jade Snow Wong was a Chinese American ceramic artist and author of two autobiographical volumes.
James Wong (producer)
James 'Jim' Wong is a Cantonese-American television producer, writer, and film director notable for his screen works of The X-Files, Space: Above and Beyond, Millennium, Final Dest...
James 'Jim' Wong is a Cantonese-American television producer, writer, and film director notable for his screen works of The X-Files, Space: Above and Beyond, Millennium, Final Dest...
Jean Kwok
Jean Kwok is a contemporary Chinese American writer and the author of the national bestseller Girl in Translation.
Jean Kwok is a contemporary Chinese American writer and the author of the national bestseller Girl in Translation.
Jeff Chang (journalist)
Jeff Chang is an American journalist and music critic on hip hop music and culture.
Jeff Chang is an American journalist and music critic on hip hop music and culture.
Jeff Yang
Jeff Yang is the saxiest man alive.
Jeff Yang is the saxiest man alive.
Jeffery Paul Chan
Jeffery Paul Chan (born 1942) is a Chinese American author.
Jeffery Paul Chan (born 1942) is a Chinese American author.
Jessica Hagedorn
Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn (born 1949) is a Filipino-American playwright, writer, poet, storyteller, musician, and multimedia performance artist.
Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn (born 1949) is a Filipino-American playwright, writer, poet, storyteller, musician, and multimedia performance artist.
Ji-li Jiang
Ji-li Jiang was born in 1954 and is the author of the memoir, Red Scarf Girl, as well as The Magical Monkey King.
Ji-li Jiang was born in 1954 and is the author of the memoir, Red Scarf Girl, as well as The Magical Monkey King.
Judy Yung
Judy Yung (born 1946 San Francisco, California ) is professor emerita in American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Judy Yung (born 1946 San Francisco, California ) is professor emerita in American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Lan Samantha Chang
Lan Samantha Chang, born 1965, is an American writer of novels and short stories.
Lan Samantha Chang, born 1965, is an American writer of novels and short stories.
Laurence Yep
Laurence Michael Yep is a prolific, award-winning Chinese American modern author.
Laurence Michael Yep is a prolific, award-winning Chinese American modern author.
Leslie T. Chang
Leslie T. Chang is a Chinese-American journalist and the author of Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China (2008).
Leslie T. Chang is a Chinese-American journalist and the author of Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China (2008).
Li-Young Lee
Li-Young Lee is an American poet.
Li-Young Lee is an American poet.
Lori Bryant-Woolridge
Lori Bryant-Woolridge (born May 25, 1958) is an Emmy Award-winning Chinese-American/African-American author in the chick-lit genre.
Lori Bryant-Woolridge (born May 25, 1958) is an Emmy Award-winning Chinese-American/African-American author in the chick-lit genre.
Louis Chu
Louis Hing Chu (born October 1, 1915) was a pioneer of Asian American literature with his only published work Eat a Bowl of Tea.
Louis Hing Chu (born October 1, 1915) was a pioneer of Asian American literature with his only published work Eat a Bowl of Tea.
Loung Ung
Loung Ung is a Cambodian American human-rights activist, an internationally-recognized lecturer, and the national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World.
Loung Ung is a Cambodian American human-rights activist, an internationally-recognized lecturer, and the national spokesperson for the Campaign for a Landmine-Free World.
Mai Ngai
Mae M. Ngai an American historian and Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History at Columbia University.
Mae M. Ngai an American historian and Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History at Columbia University.
Marilyn Chin
Marilyn Chin (born 1955) is an American poet who grew up in Portland, Oregon, after her family immigrated from Hong Kong.
Marilyn Chin (born 1955) is an American poet who grew up in Portland, Oregon, after her family immigrated from Hong Kong.
Marjorie Liu
Marjorie M. Liu is a New York Times best-selling author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels and comic books.
Marjorie M. Liu is a New York Times best-selling author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels and comic books.
Marlene Tseng Yu
Marlene Tseng Yu is an Asian American artist known for her mural-sized, nature-inspired, abstract expressionist paintings.
Marlene Tseng Yu is an Asian American artist known for her mural-sized, nature-inspired, abstract expressionist paintings.
Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston (; born October 27, 1940) is a Chinese American author and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a BA in English in 1962.
Maxine Hong Kingston (; born October 27, 1940) is a Chinese American author and Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a BA in English in 1962.
Meg Tilly
Meg Tilly is a Canadian-American actress, Broadway stage dancer, Academy Award nominee, and published novelist.
Meg Tilly is a Canadian-American actress, Broadway stage dancer, Academy Award nominee, and published novelist.
Mei Chin
Mei Chin is a fiction and food writer living in Dublin.
Mei Chin is a fiction and food writer living in Dublin.
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge is a contemporary poet.
Mei-mei Berssenbrugge is a contemporary poet.
Merle Woo
Merle Woo has worked as a spokesperson, teacher, poet and activist throughout her life.
Merle Woo has worked as a spokesperson, teacher, poet and activist throughout her life.
Nellie Wong
Nellie Wong (born 12 September 1934) is a poet and activist for feminist and socialist causes.
Nellie Wong (born 12 September 1934) is a poet and activist for feminist and socialist causes.
Nien Cheng
Nien Cheng (January 28, 1915 – November 2, 2009) was a Chinese author who recounted her harrowing experiences of the Cultural Revolution in her memoir Life and Death in Shanghai.
Nien Cheng (January 28, 1915 – November 2, 2009) was a Chinese author who recounted her harrowing experiences of the Cultural Revolution in her memoir Life and Death in Shanghai.
Norman Wong
Norman Wong is a gay American writer.
Norman Wong is a gay American writer.
Pai Hsien-yung
Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai, born July 11, 1937 is a writer who has been described as a "melancholy pioneer."
Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai, born July 11, 1937 is a writer who has been described as a "melancholy pioneer."
Pam Chun
Pam Chun is a writer and marketing consultant, most notable as the author of the book The Money Dragon.
Pam Chun is a writer and marketing consultant, most notable as the author of the book The Money Dragon.
Phoebe Eng
Phoebe Eng is an award winning Asian American national lecturer on race and gender issues who has been featured in several publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journ...
Phoebe Eng is an award winning Asian American national lecturer on race and gender issues who has been featured in several publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journ...
Raymond K. Wong
Raymond Kin Wong (Chinese: 黄健, pinyin: Huáng Jiàn) (born September 30, 1966) is an American actor and writer.
Raymond Kin Wong (Chinese: 黄健, pinyin: Huáng Jiàn) (born September 30, 1966) is an American actor and writer.
Russell Leong
Russell C. Leong is an academic editor, a professor, a writer, and Chen Taichiquan instructor.
Russell C. Leong is an academic editor, a professor, a writer, and Chen Taichiquan instructor.
Ruthanne Lum McCunn
Ruthanne Lum McCunn is an American novelist and editor of Chinese and Scottish descent.
Ruthanne Lum McCunn is an American novelist and editor of Chinese and Scottish descent.
Sam Chu Lin
Sam Chu-Lin, was an American journalist.
Sam Chu-Lin, was an American journalist.
Sam Wang (neuroscientist)
Samuel (Sam) Sheng-Hung Wang is an American professor, neuroscientist and author.
Samuel (Sam) Sheng-Hung Wang is an American professor, neuroscientist and author.
Shawn Wong
Shawn Hsu Wong (born 1949 in Oakland, California) is an author and Professor of English and former Director of the University Honors Program (2003–06), Chair of the Department of English (1997–2...
Shawn Hsu Wong (born 1949 in Oakland, California) is an author and Professor of English and former Director of the University Honors Program (2003–06), Chair of the Department of English (1997–2...
Sheryl WuDunn
Sheryl WuDunn is a Chinese American business executive, author, lecturer, and the first Asian American to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Sheryl WuDunn is a Chinese American business executive, author, lecturer, and the first Asian American to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Shirley Geok-lin Lim was born in Malacca Malaysia.
Shirley Geok-lin Lim was born in Malacca Malaysia.
Sigrid Nunez
Sigrid Nunez (born 1951) is an American writer.
Sigrid Nunez (born 1951) is an American writer.
Stella Dong
Stella Dong is the author of many historical books on China, most notably Shanghai 1842-1949: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City (Harpers), Peking (Formasia) and Sun Yat-sen (Formasia).
Stella Dong is the author of many historical books on China, most notably Shanghai 1842-1949: The Rise and Fall of a Decadent City (Harpers), Peking (Formasia) and Sun Yat-sen (Formasia).
Sui Sin Far
Sui Sin Far was an author known for her writing about Chinese people in North America and the Chinese American experience.
Sui Sin Far was an author known for her writing about Chinese people in North America and the Chinese American experience.
TC Huo
TC Huo is a Laotian American author, of Chinese descent, who emigrated from Laos to the United States in 1980 and now lives in Santa Clara, California.
TC Huo is a Laotian American author, of Chinese descent, who emigrated from Laos to the United States in 1980 and now lives in Santa Clara, California.
Tim Wu
Tim Wu is a professor at Columbia Law School, the former chair of media reform group Free Press, and a writer for Slate Magazine.
Tim Wu is a professor at Columbia Law School, the former chair of media reform group Free Press, and a writer for Slate Magazine.
Wendy Law-Yone
Wendy Law-Yone, (; born 1947), is a critically acclaimed Burmese American author of novels and short stories.
Wendy Law-Yone, (; born 1947), is a critically acclaimed Burmese American author of novels and short stories.
Wu Ningkun
Wu Ningkun (巫宁坤), born in 1920, Yangzhou, China, is Professor Emeritus of English at the Institute of International Relations in Beijing, where he has taught since 1956.
Wu Ningkun (巫宁坤), born in 1920, Yangzhou, China, is Professor Emeritus of English at the Institute of International Relations in Beijing, where he has taught since 1956.
Xie Bingying
Xie Bingying (; September 5, 1906—January 5, 2000) was a Chinese soldier and writer born in Loudi, Hunan.
Xie Bingying (; September 5, 1906—January 5, 2000) was a Chinese soldier and writer born in Loudi, Hunan.
Xu Xi
Xu Xi, (originally named Xu Su Xi(许素细) (born 1954) is an English language novelist from Hong Kong.
Xu Xi, (originally named Xu Su Xi(许素细) (born 1954) is an English language novelist from Hong Kong.
Yu Lihua
Yu Lihua is a Taiwanese woman writer.
Yu Lihua is a Taiwanese woman writer.