American Book Awards
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Edition 40 (2019) Winner
Floyd Cheung
フロイド・チョン
Floyd Cheung
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Hong Kong
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Hong Kong (birth) → Las Vegas (raised) → Northampton, Massachusetts (Smith College affiliation)
Career
- Occupations
- Literary scholar, Poet, Academic
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- Smith College
- Influenced By
- H. T. Tsiang, Sadakichi Hartmann, John Okada
- Influenced
- Younger scholars in Asian American literary studies
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier College | — | English | B.A. | 1988–1992 | United States |
| Tulane University | — | English | M.A. | 1992–1993 | United States |
| Tulane University | — | English | Ph.D. | 1993–1999 | United States |
Whittier College
English
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1988–1992
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
Tulane University
English
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1992–1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
Tulane University
English
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1993–1999
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Fred Ho Fellowship | — | — | Asian American Studies Institute, University of Connecticut | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Sherrerd Prize for Distinguished Teaching | — | — | Smith College | 受賞 |
| 2019 | American Book Award | — | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Fellowship
2002
Result:
受賞
Fred Ho Fellowship
2006
Organization:
Asian American Studies Institute, University of Connecticut
Result:
受賞
Sherrerd Prize for Distinguished Teaching
2012
Organization:
Smith College
Result:
受賞
American Book Award
2019
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
And China Has Hands (edited)
2003 Edited volume / ReprintAn edited reprint of H. T. Tsiang's work with introduction and textual notes, bringing attention to important interwar Chinese American literature.
RecoveryAsian American literatureCultural memory
Recovered Legacies (eds. Keith Lawrence & Floyd Cheung)
2005 Scholarly edited volumeAn edited collection discussing authority and identity in early Asian American literature.
AuthorityIdentityEarly Asian American literature
Naming Jhumpa Lahiri (co-edited)
2012 Critical essaysA volume addressing canons and controversies surrounding Jhumpa Lahiri.
CanonImmigrant literatureCriticism
The Hanging on Union Square (edited, with afterword and notes)
2013 Reprint with notesA reissue of H. T. Tsiang's 1935 work with chronology, notes, and critical apparatus to highlight its cultural-historical value.
Historical recoveryLabor and urban lifeCultural politics
Sadakichi Hartmann: Collected Poems (edited)
2016 Edited poetry collectionA collected poems edition of Sadakichi Hartmann with introduction and chronology.
PoetryLiterary historyCultural intersections
John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work (co-edited)
2018 Biography / Edited volumeA volume reassessing the life and rediscovered work of John Okada, author of No-No Boy.
RediscoveryJapanese American literaturePostwar literature
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Asian American Literature and Culture (editorial team)
2019 Encyclopedia (edited)Participation in the editorial work for an encyclopedia on Asian American literature and culture.
EncyclopedicAsian American studiesSystematization
The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration (co-edited)
2024 Anthology / Edited sourcebookAn edited collection presenting literature related to Japanese American incarceration in historical and literary context.
IncarcerationMemory and testimonyHistory and literature
Bibliography
- Cheung, Floyd. "Preparatory Notes as a Way to Individualize Teaching and Learning." 2019.
- Cheung, Floyd. "Strategic Hybridity in Early Chinese and Japanese American Literature." 2019.
- Editor: And China Has Hands (H. T. Tsiang). 2003.
- Editor: Recovered Legacies. 2005.
- Co-editor: Naming Jhumpa Lahiri. 2012.
- Co-editor: John Okada: The Life and Rediscovered Work. 2018.
Adaptations
- Curated exhibition at the Smith College Museum of Art (co-curation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, archival-recovery oriented editorial styleClear, pedagogically minded argumentation
- Recurring Motifs
- RecoveryImmigration and identityMemory and testimony
Legacy
Floyd Cheung is a scholar and editor who has contributed to the recovery and academic recognition of early Asian American literature; he is also respected as an educator. Through reprints and editorial work he has promoted the reevaluation of overlooked authors.
Museums
- Smith College Museum of Art Northampton, Massachusetts
Academic Societies
- Organizations related to Asian American studies
Trivia
- Born in Hong Kong, raised in Las Vegas.
- Professor and academic leader at Smith College.
- Known for editing and recovering works by H. T. Tsiang and John Okada.
- Winner of the 2019 American Book Award.