Asian American Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2006) Winner
Shanxing Wang
シャンシン・ワン
Shanxing Wang
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1965-01-01 （Qi County, Shanxi, China）
- Nationality
- China, United States
- Languages
- Chinese, English
- Residence History
- Qi County, Shanxi, China → Queens, New York, United States
Career
- Occupations
- poet, scientist, political activist, professor
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Rutgers University (faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xi'an Jiaotong University | Faculty of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | 学士 | 1980–1987 | China |
| University of California, Berkeley | College of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Ph.D.課程在学(修了不明) | 1991–不明 | United States |
| Naropa University (coursework) | — | Creative Writing courses | — | — | United States |
| St. Mark's Poetry Project (coursework) | — | — | — | — | United States |
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Faculty of Engineering
/ Mechanical Engineering
Degree:
学士
Period:
1980–1987
Year of Graduation:
1987
Country:
China
University of California, Berkeley
College of Engineering
/ Mechanical Engineering
Degree:
Ph.D.課程在学(修了不明)
Period:
1991–不明
Country:
United States
Reported to have undertaken Ph.D. study after moving to the U.S. in 1991; completion not confirmed.
Naropa University (coursework)
Creative Writing courses
Country:
United States
Took creative writing classes
St. Mark's Poetry Project (coursework)
Country:
United States
Participated in workshops
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Asian American Literary Award (poetry) | Mad Science in Imperial City | — | Asian American Writers' Workshop | 受賞 |
Asian American Literary Award (poetry)
2006
Work:
Mad Science in Imperial City
Organization:
Asian American Writers' Workshop
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mad Science in Imperial City
2005 poetryA poetry collection that blends Wang's experiences as an activist and scientist in China with his life as a poet in the United States, incorporating technical language and political memory into poetic form.
politicsscience and technologyimmigration and identitymemory
Bibliography
- Mad Science in Imperial City (2005)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental poetry incorporating technical vocabularyhybrid expression of political and scientific themes
- Recurring Motifs
- science and technologyprotest and activismimmigrant experienceurban space
Legacy
By combining his background as a scientist and activist in China with his poetic practice in the United States, Wang holds a distinctive place in Asian American literature. His 2006 Asian American Literary Award brought him wider attention.
Academic Societies
- Asian American Writers' Workshop
Trivia
- Participated in the Tiananmen Square demonstrations in 1989.
- Moved to the United States in 1991 and has continued creative work there.
- Published the first full-length collection 'Mad Science in Imperial City' in 2005 and won the Asian American Literary Award in 2006.