orig. Maxine Hong
born Oct. 27, 1940, Stockton, Calif., U.S.
U.S. writer.
Born to an immigrant family, she examined the myths, realities, and cultural identities of Chinese and American families and the role of women in Chinese culture in her fiction and nonfiction. Her widely admired The Woman Warrior (1976) and China Men (1980) blend fact and fantasy to tell aspects of her family's history.