PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1997) Winner
Julie Shigekuni
ジュリー・シゲクニ
Julie Shigekuni
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962 （Panorama City, Los Angeles, California）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Residence History
- Panorama City, Los Angeles → Japan (Tokyo) → New Mexico
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Professor
- Active Years
- 1995-2024
- Affiliations
- University of New Mexico, Santa Fe Community College, Institute of American Indian Arts, Mills College
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter College | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of California, Santa Cruz | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Friends World College | — | Tokyo, London | — | — | United States |
| CUNY City College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Sarah Lawrence College | — | Fiction | MFA | — | United States |
Hunter College
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Attended
University of California, Santa Cruz
Country:
United States
Attended
Friends World College
Tokyo, London
Country:
United States
Attended
CUNY City College
Country:
United States
Attended
Sarah Lawrence College
Fiction
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
1990
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | A Bridge Between Us | — | PEN Oakland | winner |
| 2010 | Association for Asian American Studies Book Award | Unending Nora | Prose/Poetry | Association for Asian American Studies | Honorable Mention |
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1997
Work:
A Bridge Between Us
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
winner
Association for Asian American Studies Book Award
2010
Work:
Unending Nora
Category:
Prose/Poetry
Organization:
Association for Asian American Studies
Result:
Honorable Mention
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Bridge Between Us
1995 NovelStory of four generations of a Japanese-American family full of strong women and unreliable men.
Japanese-American familyMother-daughter relationships
Invisible Gardens
2003 NovelA history professor has an affair with her colleague.
AdulteryUnspoken parts of life
Unending Nora
2008 NovelJapanese American internment during World War II from the perspective of children.
InternmentJapanese Americans
In Plain View
2016 Mystery thrillerPsychological dissection of a woman whose lack of fixed identity sweeps her into dangerous territory.
IdentityPsychological suspense
Bibliography
- A Bridge Between Us (1995)
- Invisible Gardens (2003)
- Unending Nora (2008)
- In Plain View (2016)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Limpid and economical proseIntrospective
- Recurring Motifs
- Japanese-American identityFamily dynamicsStrong women
Legacy
American writer of Japanese descent known for novels on family and identity, PEN award winner, professor at University of New Mexico.
Trivia
- She is a fifth-generation Japanese-American.
- As a teenager, she lived in Japan and worked for a newspaper in Tokyo.
- In 2018, she sued the University of New Mexico along with fellow female professors for unequal pay.