Joy Kogawa

Joy Kogawa
BornJoy Nozomi Nakayama
(1935-06-06) June 6, 1935 (age 89)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Notable worksObasan, East of the Rockies, The Rain Ascends
Notable awardsOrder of Canada
Order of British Columbia
ribbon bar Order of the Rising Sun[1]

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Joy Nozomi Kogawa CM OBC (born June 6, 1935) is a Canadian poet and novelist of Japanese descent.[2]

  1. ^ "British Columbian Awarded Japan's Prestigious Order of the Rising Sun". Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver.
  2. ^ "Joy Kogawa". The Canadian Encyclopedia, February 1, 2011.