Alan Chong Lau

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Alan Chong Lau
Born (1948-07-11) July 11, 1948 (age 73)
Oroville, California, U.S.
OccupationPoet
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
GenrePoetry

Alan Chong Lau (born July 11, 1948) is an American poet, and artist. [1]

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Life

Lau was born in Oroville, California and grew up in Paradise, California. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Art. He serves as Arts Editor for the International Examiner . [2] His art is represented at ArtXchange Gallery. [3] He lives in Seattle, Washington. [4]

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References

  1. "Alan Chong Lau". washington.edu. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. "The International Examiner – Staff". iexaminer.org. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. "Alan Lau". Archived from the original on 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. "Alan Chong Lau". pw.org. Retrieved 19 September 2015.