American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1981) Winner
Alan Chong Lau
アラン・チョン・ラウ
Alan Chong Lau
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-07-11 （Oroville, California, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Paradise, California, U.S. → Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Career
- Occupations
- poet, artist, arts editor
- Active Years
- 1978-
- Affiliations
- International Examiner
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Santa Cruz | — | Art Department | B.A. | — | United States |
University of California, Santa Cruz
Art Department
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
United States
Received B.A. in Art
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | American Book Award | — | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
| — | Creative Artist Fellowship for Japan from the Japan-US Friendship Commission | — | — | Japan-US Friendship Commission | 受賞 |
| — | Support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Agency for Cultural Affairs of the Japanese Government | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts / Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan | 受賞 |
| — | Artists Grant from Seattle Arts Commission | — | — | Seattle Arts Commission | 受賞 |
| — | Publications Grant from King County Arts Commission | — | — | King County Arts Commission | 受賞 |
| — | Special Projects Grant from the California Arts Council | — | — | California Arts Council | 受賞 |
American Book Award
1981
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Creative Artist Fellowship for Japan from the Japan-US Friendship Commission
Organization:
Japan-US Friendship Commission
Result:
受賞
Support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Agency for Cultural Affairs of the Japanese Government
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts / Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan
Result:
受賞
Artists Grant from Seattle Arts Commission
Organization:
Seattle Arts Commission
Result:
受賞
Publications Grant from King County Arts Commission
Organization:
King County Arts Commission
Result:
受賞
Special Projects Grant from the California Arts Council
Organization:
California Arts Council
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
no hurry
2007 PoetryA collection of visually influenced short poems and prose poems that blend everyday life, nature, and labor imagery.
labornatureeveryday life
Blues and Greens: A Produce Worker's Journal
2000 Poetry / JournalPoetic records of experiences as a produce worker, observing labor and life; touches on food, labor, and immigrant experience.
laborimmigrationfood and livelihood
Songs For Jadina
1980 PoetryA personal, lyric collection of short poems dealing with emotion, memory, and familiar landscapes.
personal reminiscencememorysense of place
The Buddha Bandits Down Highway 99
1978 Poetry (co-authored)A co-authored poetry volume with Garrett Kaoru Hongo and Lawson Fusao Inada, containing regional and cultural narratives.
regionalitycultureAsian American narratives
Bibliography
- no hurry (2007)
- Blues and Greens: A Produce Worker's Journal (2000)
- Songs For Jadina (1980)
- The Buddha Bandits Down Highway 99 (co-authored, 1978)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, visually oriented poetic stylelyrical expression woven with everyday observation
- Recurring Motifs
- laborimmigrant experiencenature and sense of placefood and the everyday
Legacy
An important figure in Asian American poetry who contributed both as a poet and visual artist; active in Seattle-area cultural publications and galleries, notable for bringing labor and immigrant perspectives into literature.
Museums
- ArtXchange Gallery Seattle, Washington, U.S. (details not specified)
Archives
- Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution (oral history related)
- University of Washington related materials (faculty/profile web pages)
Trivia
- He has been mentioned in interviews as having worked as a greengrocer.
- Served as Arts Editor for the International Examiner.
- His work spans both poetry and visual art.