David Wong Louie (雷祖威; pinyin: Léi Zǔwēi) is an Americanwriter of novels and short stories. His works include Pangs of Love a collection of short stories, and The Barbarians are Coming, a novel. He co-edited A Contemporary Asian American Anthology with Marilyn Chin. He teaches at the University of California, Los Angeles. Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... This article is about the literary concept. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Cover photo of the Penguin paperback edition. ... The University of California, Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. ...
He received an M.F.A. (Master of Fine Arts) in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa in 1981 and a B.A. from Vassar College in 1977. Not to be confused with Iowa State University. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... Vassar College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college situated in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. Founded as a womens college in 1861, it was the first member of the Seven Sisters to become coeducational. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...