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David Mura
David Mura (born 1952) is a Japanese American author, poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist.〔("David Mura". ) ''Minnesota Historical Society''. Accessed September 6, 2008.〕 He has published two memoirs, ''Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei'', which won the Josephine Miles Book Award from the Oakland PEN and was listed in the New York Times Notable Books of the Year, and ''Where the Body Meets Memory: An Odyssey of Race, Sexuality and Identity'' (1995). His most recent book of poetry is ''The Last Incantation'' (2014); his other poetry books include ''After We Lost Our Way'', which won the National Poetry Contest, ''The Colors of Desire'' (winner of the Carl Sandburg Literary Award), and Angels for the Burning. His novel is ''Famous Suicides of the Japanese Empire'' (Coffee House Press, 2008). His writings explore the themes of race, identity and history. His blog is blog.davidmura.com.
==Early life and education==
David Mura was born in 1952 and grew up in Chicago, the oldest of four children. He is a third generation Japanese American son of parents interned during World War II.〔("Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award: The art of the possible....". )〕 Mura earned his B.A. from Grinnell College and his M.F.A. in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.〔(Author Website > Biography )〕 He has taught at the University of Minnesota, St. Olaf College, The Loft Literary Center, and the University of Oregon.〔(The Library of Congress > The Library Today > Poets David Mura and Claudia Rankine To Read at the Library of Congress > November 9, 1995 )〕 He currently resides in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his wife Susan Sencer and their three children; Samantha, Nikko and Tomo.〔("David Mura: Writer, Speaker, Performer, Teacher". ) Accessed September 7, 2008. (primary source)〕〔http://www.davidmura.com/biography.htm〕
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