S.E.A. Write Award (Southeast Asian Writers Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1996) Winner
Minfong Ho
ミンフォン・ホー
Minfong Ho
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1951-01-07 （Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma (now Myanmar)）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Chinese, Thai
- Residence History
- Thailand, near Bangkok → Taiwan, Tunghai University → USA, Ithaca, New York → Singapore
Career
- Occupations
- Story writer, Writer, Journalist, English teacher
- Active Years
- 1975-
- Influenced By
- Ho Rih Hwa (father), Li Lienfung (mother)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | College of Arts and Sciences | Economics | Bachelor's degree in economics | Transferred from Tunghai University | United States |
| Cornell University | — | Creative Writing | Master's degree | — | United States |
| Tunghai University | — | — | — | 在籍後コーネル大学へ転学 | Taiwan |
Cornell University
College of Arts and Sciences
/ Economics
Degree:
Bachelor's degree in economics
Period:
Transferred from Tunghai University
Year of Graduation:
1973
Country:
United States
BA in economics. Later MA in creative writing.
Cornell University
Creative Writing
Degree:
Master's degree
Country:
United States
As teaching assistant in English literature.
Tunghai University
Period:
在籍後コーネル大学へ転学
Country:
Taiwan
Transferred to Cornell.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Gold Star Story Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Commonwealth Book Awards | Rice without Rain | — | Commonwealth Book Council | 受賞 |
| — | Best Books for Young Adults | Rice without Rain | — | American Library Association | 選出 |
Gold Star Story Award
Result:
受賞
Commonwealth Book Awards
Work:
Rice without Rain
Organization:
Commonwealth Book Council
Result:
受賞
Best Books for Young Adults
Work:
Rice without Rain
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sing to the Dawn
1975 NovelA Thai village girl fights gender discrimination to pursue a city scholarship.
Gender discriminationPovertyFamilyEducation
Adaptations
- [Musical] Sing to the Dawn (1996)
Translations
- Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, French
Bibliography
- Sing to the Dawn (1975)
- Tanjong Rhu and Other Stories (1986)
- Rice without Rain (1986)
- The Clay Marble (1991)
- The Two Brothers (1994)
- Hush!: A Thai Lullaby (1996)
- Maples in the Mist: Children's Poems from the Tang Dynasty (1996)
- Brother Rabbit: A Cambodian Tale (1997)
- Gathering the Dew (The Stone Goddess) (2003)
- Peek!: A Thai Hide-and-Seek (2004)
- Journeys: An Anthology of Short Stories (2008)
- The Ho Minfong Collection (2010)
Translations by Author
- Maples in the Mist (translation of Tang poems)
Translations of Works
- Selected works translated into Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, French
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple yet touching languageOptimistic themesRealistic depictions of Southeast Asia
- Recurring Motifs
- Strong female protagonistsFamily unityPoverty and oppressionHistorical events
Legacy
Known for realistic stories of poverty in Southeast Asia, optimistic themes, strong female leads, popular in children's and YA literature.
Trivia
- Brother is Ho Kwon Ping.
- Began writing at Cornell to combat homesickness.
- Experiences in Thai student movement and Cambodian refugee aid influence her works.