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Married and had four children. Moved to Southern California in 1960. Taught for 23 years at community colleges in Southern California and other institutions, retiring from Cypress College as Professor of English in 1989. Author of <i>Camp Notes and Other Poems</i>, first published in 1976; <i>Desert Run</i>, (1988); writer of numerous other essays, short stories, and poems widely anthologized in collections such as <i>This Bridge Called My Back</i> (1981) and <i>Women Poets of the World</i> (1983). Featured in \"Mitsuye and Nellie: Two American Poets,\" documentary film on Asian women in the United States, aired on national public television, 1981.<p></p>Founder of MultiCultural Women Writers (MCWW), member of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS), and active in many community, arts and cross-cultural programs. Elected to National Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA in 1987 and served for six years. 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