ping wang
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
Born in Shanghai, I came to USA in 1986, became a writer, poet, artist. I published 10 books, had many exhibitions. I teach creative writing at Macalester, St. Paul. I raise my sons on the riverbank. I get up at 4:00 AM to row and paddle. I travel between the Yangtze and Mississippi, interviewing people, gathering their stories, art, music, joy & sorrow. I bring the Yangtze to my class, and take students on canoe trips in the Mississippi. The project is my gift to my home rivers--my kin & blood.