Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
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Edition 0 (2001) Winner
TC Huo
ティー・シー・フオ
T. C. Huo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Laos
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Laos (birth/early life) → Oakland, California, USA (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, author
- Active Years
- 1990-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature | — | — | Asian Pacific American Librarians Association | 受賞 |
Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
2001
Organization:
Asian Pacific American Librarians Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Thousand Wings
2000 diaspora literature / novelA novel portraying the immigrant experience of a young person from Laos, exploring cultural and personal conflicts. Major themes include memory, family, and cross-cultural adaptation.
diasporaidentityfamily
Land of Smiles
2000 diaspora literature / novelA story about immigrant experience and longing for homeland. The work has been discussed academically for its treatment of diasporic subjectivity and memory.
nostalgiamemorycultural rupture
Bibliography
- A Thousand Wings
- Land of Smiles
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyricaluse of memory and fragmentary description
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryhomelandlanguage gaps
Legacy
As a Laotian American writer, he contributes to immigrant and Asian American literature. His works are noted academically for their interiorization of immigrant experience and treatment of memory.
Trivia
- Emigrated from Laos to the United States in 1980.
- Resides in Oakland, California.
- Author of the novels 'A Thousand Wings' and 'Land of Smiles'.
- Recipient of the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature in 2001.