Brenda Lee Kwon
born 1968
University of Southern California, BA
University of California, Los Angeles, MA
University of California, Los Angeles, PhD 1997; dissertation title: Beyond Ke'eamoku : Koreans, nationalism, and local culture in Hawai'i
taught at 'Iolani School
teaches literature/composition at Honolulu Community College
runs a poetry series "Rhythm and Rhyme" Thursday evenings at Coffee Talk on Waialae Avenue
lives in Nu'uanu
poem "Fix" in Amerasia Journal, Boiling Spring Section, Vol. 17, No. 2, 1991, page 55
Beyond Ke'eaumoku: Koreans, Nationalism, and Local Culture in Hawai'i (Asian Americans: Reconceptualizing Culture, History, Politics) by Brenda L. Kwon; Garland Pub; (01 May, 1999)
Making More Waves: New Writing by Asian American Women edited by Elaine H. Kim, Lilia V Villanueva, and Asian Women United of California, with a forward by Jessica Hagedorn - 1997, 309 pages, paperback (poem "Inheritance" by Brenda Kwon)
Brenda Kwon at Topics Practical
Brenda Kwon's Yobo: Korean-American Writing in Hawai'i at Honolulu Star Bulletin
Vagina Monologues - Brenda Kwon - Honolulu Star Bulletin
Vagina Monologues - Brenda Kwon - Honolulu Advertiser