Fay Chiang Explained

Fay Chiang
Birth Date:27 January 1952
Birth Place:The Bronx, New York
Death Date:20 October 2017

Fay Chiang (January 27, 1952 – October 20, 2017) was an American poet, writer,[1] visual artist and activist based in New York City[2] who was an advocate for introducing Chinese culture to American society.

Personal life

Chiang was born in The Bronx in 1952. She grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens[3] and later lived in New York City in the East Village. She died due to complications of cancer on October 20, 2017.

Career

Chiang was the director of the Chinatown-based Asian American arts organization, Basement Workshop, in New York City from 1975 to 1986.[4] Later, Chiang was active at the Henry Street Settlement in the Lower East Side, Project Reach, a program working with youth in New York City's Chinatown, and Poets and Writers.[5] She was also involved in student-led protests advocating for better Asian American Studies courses at New York colleges.

Chiang's books of poetry include In The City of Contradictions, Miwa's Song, and 7 Continents, 9 Lives, published by Bowery Press.[6] [7] Her poetry focused on her identity as a Chinese-American, and explored the discrimination she faced through a lens of intersectionality.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Ling, Amy, bibliography, "Asian American Literature," in Redefining American Literary History, A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff and Jerry W. Ward, eds., MLA, 1990.
  2. Web site: Fay Chiang | Asian Americans for Equality . Aafe.org . 2017-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171021215858/http://www.aafe.org/2014/11/fay-chiang.html . 2017-10-21 . dead .
  3. Web site: Chiang . Fay . 14 August 2003 . Fay Chiang (2003-4) . 2023-04-30 . apa.nyu.edu.
  4. Ault, Julie. Alternative Art: New York 1965-1985: A Cultural Politics Book for the Social Text Collective ; [catalog of a 1996 Exhibition Entitled: "cultural Economies: Histories from the Alternative Arts Movement, Nyc" Held at the Drawing Center, New York]. New York: Drawing Center, 2002. Print. p. 31.
  5. News: Sandomir. Richard. 2017-10-27. Fay Chiang, 65, Poet Who Championed Asian-American Culture, Dies (Published 2017). en-US. The New York Times. 2021-02-07. 0362-4331.
  6. Web site: 7 Continents, 9 Lives. YPBK Publoshers. 2018-10-05.
  7. Web site: Add a comment2500 characters allowedUser Guidelines . Asian American Writers' Workshop - Open City: Gentrification . Aaww.org . 2010-07-27 . 2017-10-27.
  8. Web site: 2003-09-01 . Fay Chiang (2003-4) . 2022-03-05 . Asian/Pacific/American Institute . NYU . en-US.

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