Michelle Cruz Skinner Explained

Michelle Cruz Skinner (born 1965) is a Philippine-born educator and writer living in Hawaii.^[1]

The daughter of an American father from Indiana and a Filipino mother from Manila, she was born in Manila and spent her formative years at the United States Naval Base Subic Bay before moving to Honolulu in 1983.^[2] She was educated at the University of Hawaiʻi and Arizona State University and went on to teach at Punahou School in Honolulu.^[1] Her story "Faith Healer" was included in the 7th Annual PEN Syndicated Fiction Project in 1988.^[3] Her second book Mango Seasons was nominated for the 1996 Philippine National Book Award.^[4]

Selected works^[1]

• Balikbayan, short stories (1986)
• Mango Seasons, short stories (1996)
• In the Company of Strangers, short stories (2009)

Notes and References

1. Book: Xu, Wenying . Historical Dictionary of Asian American Literature and Theater . 247 . 2012 . 978-0810873940.
2. Book: Miller, Jane Eldridge. Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. Psychology Press. 2002. 9780415159814. 303.
3. Web site: Featured Panelists . First Philippine Literature Festival . University of Hawaii.
4. Web site: 2010 Global Filipino Literary Awards. www.oovrag.com. 2019-11-27.