Poet

Next to check off the list is the Poets. I chose Janet S. Wong as my poet. To tell the truth I just ask my mother if she had any books by Asian American poets, and she gave me "Good Luck Gold and other Poems", by Janet Wong. She tells me that this was one of her favorites and i went okay. And her work is interesting. Even if most of the poems are for young adults, i felt that her work is very important to all. And I’m glad that it is aimed for the younger generations. Because they need to know the things she talks about. Her poems tell of stereotypes, our struggles, and culture, that is important knowledge for, young Asians to know. It can teach them how to deal with their own struggles and also teaches culture.

Here is a quick bio on her:

Janet was born in L.A., the child of a Chinese immigrant father and a Korean immigrant mother. As part of her undergraduate program at UCLA, she spent her junior year in France, studying art history at the Université de Bordeaux. When she returned from France, Janet founded the UCLA Immigrant Children's Art Project, a program focused on teaching refugee children to express themselves through art. After graduating from UCLA, summa cum laude, with a B.A. in History and College Honors, Janet then obtained her J.D. from Yale Law School, where she was a director of the Yale Law and Technology Association and worked for New Haven Legal Aid. After a few years she took a major career change and started to devote to writing to young people. Janet and her books have received numerous awards and honors, such as the International Reading Association's "Celebrate Literacy Award" for exemplary service in the promotion of literacy, and the prestigious Stone Center Recognition of Merit, given by the Claremont Graduate School. Janet also has been appointed to two terms on the Commission on Literature of the National Council of Teachers of English.

Next post will have some of her poems and small explanations.