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Andy Quan Andy Quan i(A65872 works by)
Born: Established: 1969 Vancouver, British Columbia,
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Canada,
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Americas,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1999
Heritage: Chinese
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1 Aftertaste Andy Quan , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: To Gather Your Leaving : Asian Diaspora Poetry from America, Australia, UK & Europe 2019; (p. 458)
1 Bowling Pin Fire Andy Quan , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: To Gather Your Leaving : Asian Diaspora Poetry from America, Australia, UK & Europe 2019; (p. 456)
1 Generations Andy Quan , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: To Gather Your Leaving : Asian Diaspora Poetry from America, Australia, UK & Europe 2019; (p. 455)
1 Inheritance Andy Quan , 2019 single work poetry
— Appears in: To Gather Your Leaving : Asian Diaspora Poetry from America, Australia, UK & Europe 2019; (p. 454)
1 Is This? i "Is this somebody you could trust with your life?", Andy Quan , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Contemporary Asian Australian Poets 2013; (p. 205)
1 The Leg Crosser i "Don't cross your legs like a woman!", Andy Quan , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Contemporary Asian Australian Poets 2013; (p. 204)
1 Quiet and Odd i "Darren Lee and I were superstars, unafraid to swing", Andy Quan , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Contemporary Asian Australian Poets 2013; (p. 202-203)
1 Resonance i "My aunt's family in California", Andy Quan , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Contemporary Asian Australian Poets 2013; (p. 200-202)
1 Mr Wong's Children i "we learned how", Andy Quan , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Contemporary Asian Australian Poets 2013; (p. 200)
1 Place i "Why, when I try to pin my Asian face to a location", Andy Quan , 2013 single work poetry
— Appears in: Peril : An Asian-Australian Journal , no. 15 2013;
1 Islands i "I am sleeping tonight side by side with my mother", Andy Quan , 2012 single work poetry
— Appears in: Overland , Winter no. 207 2012; (p. 84)
1 First Sun i "The first sun after winter travels, I take in", Andy Quan , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Out of the Box : Contemporary Australian Gay and Lesbian Poets 2009; (p. 81)
1 Down to You i "I trampled those days, a lion, believed", Andy Quan , 2009 single work poetry
— Appears in: Out of the Box : Contemporary Australian Gay and Lesbian Poets 2009; (p. 74-75)
1 Souvenir i "After Mardi Gras", Andy Quan , 2008 single work poetry
— Appears in: Poetry without Borders 2008; (p. 54)
1 y separately published work icon Bowling Pin Fire Andy Quan , Winnipeg : Signature Editions , 2007 6725524 2007 selected work poetry
1 Wings i "Have you found your wings, Gabriel", Andy Quan , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 87 2006; (p. 175)
1 Language Lost i "Cantonese at home, English at school", Andy Quan , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 87 2006; (p. 174)
1 Reprimand i "because I never knew her", Andy Quan , 2006 single work poetry
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 87 2006; (p. 173)
1 Homosexuality Saved Me From Nerd-Dom Andy Quan , 2006 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Peril : An Asian-Australian Journal , June no. 1 2006;
1 Found in Translation? Andy Quan , 2004 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Meanjin , vol. 63 no. 2 2004; (p. 172-180)
Andy Quan acknowledges his Chinese-Canadian identity but would like to be described as Asian-Australian. Themes of cultural and national differences are explored as well as sexual identity.
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