List of Asian-American writers

This is a list of Asian American writers, authors, and poets who have Wikipedia pages. Their works are considered part of Asian American literature.

A–D

Ai Shaila Abdullah Aria Aber George Abraham Jessica Abughattas Dilruba Ahmed, poet Maya Ajmera Karl Ichiro Akiya Meena Alexander Agha Shahid Ali Kazim Ali Noel Alumit Mia Alvar Hala Alyan Ryka Aoki Fatimah Asghar Aziz Ansari Gina Apostol Gaiutra Bahadur Shauna Singh Baldwin Peter Bacho, American Book Award winner for the novel Cebu Ravi Batra Cathy Bao Bean (包圭漪) Susham Bedi Tamiko Beyer Bette Bao Lord (包柏漪) Rick Barot Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (白萱华), poet listed in Amy Ling's bibliography, "Asian American Literature," in Redefining American Literary History, A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff and Jerry W. Ward, eds., MLA, 1990. Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Sujata Bhatt Jean Shinoda Bolen Jaswinder Bolina Jenny Boully Akemi Dawn Bowman Rowan Hisayo Buchanan Carlos Bulosan Regie Cabico Lan Cao Celso Al Carunungan Linda Ty Casper Gilbert Luis R. Centina III Steph Cha Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Jeffery Paul Chan (陈耀光) Rajiv Chandrasekaran Jay Chandrasekhar, screenwriter Diana Chang (張粲芳), novelist Eileen Chang (张爱玲) Iris Chang (張純如) Jennifer Chang K-Ming Chang Lan Samantha Chang Leonard Chang Tina Chang Lisa Changadveja Bonnie Chau Maneet Chauhan Daniyal Mueenuddin, author Cathy Linh Che Alexander Chee Traci Chee Anelise Chen Justina Chen Su Hua Ling Chen (凌叔华) Nien Cheng (郑念) Anna Chennault (陈香梅) King-Kok Cheung Cheng Sait Chia Fay Chiang Monlin Chiang (蒋梦麟) Ted Chiang, Hugo and Nebula Award winner Frank Chin (趙健秀) Justin Chin Marilyn Chin (陈美玲) Mei Chin Staceyann Chin Frank Ching Kah Kyung Cho, philosopher Khendum Choden Don Mee Choi Susan Choi Roshani Chokshi Deepak Chopra Louis Chu (雷霆超), author of Eat a Bowl of Tea (1961) Seo-Young Chu (주서영), author of "A Refuge for Jae-in Doe" and "I, Discomfort Woman" Wesley Chu (朱恆昱), science fiction writer Frank Chuman Frances Chung Philip W. Chung, playwright Peter Ho Davies Ghalib Shiraz Dhalla Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Dinesh D'Souza, conservative journalist Tony D'Souza Bei Dao Sylvia Day Violet Kazue de Cristoforo Oliver de la Paz Margaret Dilloway, author of How To Be An American Housewife (2010) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

E–J

Fan Wu (吴帆) Nancy Yi Fan (范禕) Sui Sin Far (水仙花), a.k.a. Edith Maude Eaton Ben Fee (张恨棠/木云) Eilis Flynn Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn Jamie Ford Eugie Foster, Nebula Award winner Sesshu Foster Gyo Fujikawa Jun Fujita Michiyo Fukaya Francis Fukuyama Dale Furutani M. Evelina Galang Sarah Gambito V.V. Ganeshananthan Anu Garg Atul Gawande Tess Gerritsen Alex Gilvarry Anchee Min Zulfikar Ghose Khalil Gibran Eugene Gloria Prince Gomolvilas Philip Kan Gotanda Vince Gotera Amitav Ghosh Karl Taro Greenfeld Mary Matsuda Gruenewald Kovid Gupta Ganggang Hu Guidice (胡剛剛) Han Suyin (韩素音) Jessica Hagedorn Kimiko Hahn Sarah Haider Usha Haley Darrell Hamamoto Sheila Hamanaka Mohsin Hamid Jenny Han Mikiso Hane Sadakichi Hartmann Asma Gull Hasan Alamgir Hashmi S. I. Hayakawa Le Ly Hayslip Joseph Heco Lee Herrick Naomi Hirahara Lane Ryo Hirabayashi William Hohri Tess Uriza Holthe Cathy Park Hong Euny Hong, author Garrett Hongo Bill Hosokawa Khaled Hosseini Velina Hasu Houston Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston TC Huo Eddie Huang David Henry Hwang (黃哲倫), playwright Joe Ide Naomi Iizuka Lawson Fusao Inada Daniel K. Inouye Ayako Ishigaki Shizue Iwatsuki Pico Iyer Tania James Gish Jen Ha Jin (哈金)

K–L

Cynthia Kadohata Julie Kagawa Michiko Kakutani Mindy Kaling Jay Caspian Kang, journalist, novelist Michael Kang Minsoo Kang, historian and writer Younghill Kang, novelist Bhanu Kapil Sheba Karim Hiroshi Kashiwagi, poet, playwright, novelist Soji Kashiwagi, playwright Alma Katsu Sarah Kay Phil Kaye Nora Okja Keller, author of Comfort Woman (1997) and Fox Girl (2002) Porochista Khakpour Uzma Aslam Khan Parag Khanna Crystal Hana Kim Elaine H. Kim, author of Asian American Literature: An Introduction to the Writings and Their Social Context Jaegwon Kim, philosopher Myung Mi Kim Patti Kim Richard E. Kim, novelist Suki Kim, novelist Ronyoung Kim Maxine Hong Kingston, novelist Katie Kitamura Bharti Kirchner Alexandra Kleeman Lisa Ko Kyo Koike Dorinne K. Kondo Gowri Koneswaran R.F. Kuang Sarah Kuhn Helena Kuo Kevin Kwan, author Jean Kwok, author of Girl in Translation (2010) Dan Kwong Jhumpa Lahiri Him Mark Lai Andrew Lam Le Thi Diem Thuy Ang Lee Chang-Rae Lee Chin Yang Lee (黎錦揚) Don Lee Ed Bok Lee Gus Lee (李健孫) Helie Lee Karen An-hwei Lee Krys Lee Li-Young Lee Stacey Lee Joseph O. Legaspi Russell Leong Yiyun Li Eugene Lim, author of Fog & Car (2008, 2024), The Strangers (2013), Dear Cyborgs (2017), and Search History (2021), recipient of the Dos Passos Prize Sandra Lim Shirley Geok-lin Lim Adet and Anor Lin Ed Lin Grace Lin Tan Lin Tao Lin Lin Tai-yi R. Zamora Linmark Linh Dinh Eric Liu Ken Liu (刘宇昆), Hugo and Nebula Award winner Marjorie Liu Timothy Liu Malinda Lo Teresa Lo, novelist and screenwriter Vyvyane Loh Mimi Lok Bette Bao Lord Marie Lu David Wong Louie

M–S

Ling Ma Adeline Yen Mah (馬嚴君玲) Sezan Mahmud Michelle Malkin, conservative newspaper columnist Sally Wen Mao Maliha Masood Sujata Massey Kristina McMorris Tulika Mehrotra Hasan Minhaj Janice Mirikitani Marie Mutsuki Mockett Mary Anne Mohanraj Toshio Mori Mong-Lan Toshio Mori Mai Neng Moua Bharati Mukherjee David Mura Milton Murayama Sabina Murray An Na, novelist Shōson Nagahara Ken Narasaki, playwright Sunil Nayar, television writer Aimee Nezhukumatathil Celeste Ng Fae Myenne Ng Bich Minh Nguyen, novelist Kien Nguyen Qui Nguyen Nguyen Qui Duc Viet Thanh Nguyen Thuc Doan Nguyen Barbara Noda Yone Noguchi Sigrid Nunez John Okada Gary Okihiro Daniel Okimoto Dwight Okita Miné Okubo Matthew Olzmann Julie Otsuka Milton K. Ozaki Ruth Ozeki Pai Hsien-yung, Chinese Muslim writer Gary Pak, author of Children of a Fireland: A Novel (2004) and Language of the Geckos and Other Stories (2005) Greg Pak Ty Pak, author of A Korean Decameron: Tales of the Yi Dynasty (1961), Guilt Payment (1983), Cry Korea Cry (1999), Moonbay: Short Stories (1999), Dear, Daughter (2017) and Moonbay: Short Stories (1999) Linda Sue Park, novelist Therese Park Yongsoo Park, author of Boy Genius (2002), Las Cucarachas (2004), The Art of Eating Bitter: A Hausfrau Dad's Journey With Kids (2018), and Rated R Boy: Growing Up Korean in 1980s Queens (2020) Kamran Pasha Craig Santos Perez Andrew X. Pham Aimee Phan Bao Phi Michelle Naka Pierce Jon Pineda Ramesh Ponnuru Imad Rahman Aneesh Raman A.K. Ramanujan Anantanand Rambachan, religious writer Bino Realuyo Rishi Reddi Srikanth Reddy Paisley Rekdal Nina Revoyr Barbara Jane Reyes Bruce Reyes-Chow Margaret Rhee Lee Ann Roripaugh Patrick Rosal Shawna Yang Ryan Edward Said Albert Saijo Henry Sakaida Yumi Sakugawa Bienvenido Santos Rahadyan Sastrowardoyo Kiyo Sato Allen Say Lisa See, novelist Sunny Seki Vijay Seshadri Vikram Seth T. K. Seung, philosopher Purvi Shah, poet Naren Shankar, screenwriter Prageeta Sharma Brenda Shaughnessy Julie Shigekuni Brandon Shimoda, poet Sun Yung Shin, poet Bapsi Sidhwa SJ Sindu, novelist Keiho Soga, poet Monica Sone, autobiographer Cathy Song Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto Indu Sundaresan, historical fiction author Sui Sin Far Toyo Suyemoto Sokunthary Svay Arthur Sze Mai-Mai Sze

T–Z

Eileen Tabios Ronald Takaki, UC Berkeley history professor Grace Talusan Amy Tan, novelist Lucy Tan, novelist Karin Tanabe Ronald Tanaka Yuko Taniguchi Lysley Tenorio Madeleine Thien Bhagat Singh Thind, author Sherry Thomas, novelist Maggie Tokuda-Hall Teiko Tomita, poet Tim Toyama, playwright Barbara Tran Truong Tran Vu Tran Monique Truong Hsi Tseng Tsiang (a.k.a. H.T. Tsiang) Gail Tsukiyama Yoshiko Uchida Thrity Umrigar Loung Ung Amy Uyematsu Abraham Verghese Jose Garcia Villa Padma Viswanathan Saymoukda Vongsay Ocean Vuong Raees Warsi Onoto Watanna, a.k.a. Winnifred Eaton Qian Julie Wang Weike Wang Yun Wang Michi Weglyn Jade Snow Wong Jane Wong Nellie Wong Shawn Wong Merle Woo Sung J. Woo Bryan Thao Worra Fan Wu (吴帆) Julie Wu William F. Wu Mitsuye Yamada Hisaye Yamamoto Lois-Ann Yamanaka Iris Yamashita Karen Tei Yamashita Wakako Yamauchi Hanya Yanagihara Gene Luen Yang (楊謹倫) Jeff Yang Kao Kalia Yang Yanyi Taro Yashima John Yau Lisa Yee Paul Yoon Monica Youn C. Dale Young Charles Yu, novelist Lizzie Yu Der Ling Laurence Yep Paula Yoo Connie Young Yu, writer and historian Judy Yung Fareed Zakaria, political analyst author C. Pam Zhang Jenny Zhang Jenny Tinghui Zhang Kat Zhang Helen Zia (謝漢蘭)

See also

Asian American Literary Awards Asian American literature Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Before Columbus Foundation Chinese American literature List of American writers of Korean descent List of Asian Canadian writers Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States

External links Interviews with young Asian American writers Korean American Literature

References