American Book Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 29 (2008) Winner
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Edition 45 (2024) Winner
Fae Myenne Ng
フェイ・マイエン・ン
Fae Myenne Ng
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-12-02 （San Francisco, California, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Francisco (Chinatown) → Berkeley, California (study/work) → New York, New York (Columbia University)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, university lecturer
- Active Years
- 1993-
- Affiliations
- University of California, Berkeley (faculty), University of California, Los Angeles (lecturer)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Columbia University (School of the Arts) | — | — | MFA | — | United States |
University of California, Berkeley
Country:
United States
Columbia University (School of the Arts)
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Received an MFA (Master of Fine Arts)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | PEN/Faulkner Award (nominated, finalist) | Bone | — | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | ノミネート／ファイナリスト |
| — | National Endowment for the Arts grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | 助成 |
| 2008 | American Book Award | Steer Toward Rock | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | フェローシップ |
| — | Rome Prize (support) | — | — | American Academy of Arts & Letters | 受領／支援 |
| — | Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Writers' Award | — | — | Lila Wallace Reader's Digest | 受領 |
| — | Lannan Foundation grant | — | — | Lannan Foundation | 助成 |
| — | Radcliffe Institute support | — | — | Radcliffe Institute | 受領 |
PEN/Faulkner Award (nominated, finalist)
Work:
Bone
Organization:
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Result:
ノミネート／ファイナリスト
National Endowment for the Arts grant
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
助成
American Book Award
2008
Work:
Steer Toward Rock
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
2009
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
フェローシップ
Rome Prize (support)
Organization:
American Academy of Arts & Letters
Result:
受領／支援
Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Writers' Award
Organization:
Lila Wallace Reader's Digest
Result:
受領
Lannan Foundation grant
Organization:
Lannan Foundation
Result:
助成
Radcliffe Institute support
Organization:
Radcliffe Institute
Result:
受領
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bone
1993 NovelA debut novel that follows three Chinese American daughters growing up in San Francisco's Chinatown, exploring family history and generational conflicts.
familyimmigrant experienceidentityChinatown community
Steer Toward Rock
2008 Short story collectionA collection of short stories addressing immigration, family, and memory; winner of the 2008 American Book Award.
immigrationfamily memoryloss and renewal
Orphan Bachelors
2023 MemoirA memoir blending family history and personal experience; it examines family, heritage, and memory.
family historyheritagememory
Bibliography
- Bone (1993)
- Steer Toward Rock (2008)
- Orphan Bachelors (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realist yet lyrical proseinterweaving personal memory with community history
- Recurring Motifs
- Chinatown and its spacesfamily bonds and rupturesimmigrant memory
Legacy
Regarded as an important voice in Asian American literature. Her works, especially those set in San Francisco's Chinatown, are praised for bringing community voices and family immigrant experiences to the forefront.
Academic Societies
- Asian American studies organizations
Trivia
- Her parents immigrated from Guangzhou, China; her mother worked as a seamstress and her father as a laborer.
- She studied at UC Berkeley and received an MFA from Columbia University; she supported herself with temporary jobs such as waitressing.
- Her work has received support including the Rome Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship.
- She has held residencies at Yaddo, McDowell, and the Djerassi Foundation.