Yamanaka, Lois-Ann, 1961-

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Lois-Ann Yamanaka (born September 7, 1961) is an American poet and novelist from Hawaiʻi. Many of her literary works are written in Hawaiian Pidgin, and some of her writing has dealt with controversial ethnic issues. In particular, her works confront themes of Asian American families and the local culture of Hawaiʻi.
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creatorOf Yamanaka, Lois-Ann, 1961-. Office files, of The American Poetry Review, 1995. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Books & Co. records, 1978-1997 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Yamanaka, Lois-Ann, 1961-. [Poetry reading, April 25, 1997 [sound recording] / Lois-Ann Yamanaka ; introduction by Stephen Cope]. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
referencedIn Hagedorn, Jessica Tarahata, 1949-. Jessica Tarahata Hagedorn papers, 1974-2006. UC Berkeley Libraries
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Hawaii HI US
Hoʻolehua HI US
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Poems
Young adult fiction
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Birth 1961-09-07

English,

Creoles and pidgins, English based

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