born January 14, 1955, Hong Kong
raised in Portland, Oregon
BA, Chinese Literature, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1977
MFA, University of Iowa, 1981
married Charles Moore, 1993
teaches at San Diego State University Department of English and Comparative Literature 1993-
Marilyn Chin - Academy of American Poets
Marilyn Chin - Modern American Poetry
Marilyn Chin - Norton Poets Online