Yuko Taniguchi

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Yuko Taniguchi
Born Yokohama, Japan
Occupation
  • Poet
  • novelist
NationalityJapanese American
Education College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University
University of Minnesota (MFA)

Yuko Taniguchi (born in Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese American poet and novelist.

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Life

She graduated from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University and from the University of Minnesota with a Master of Fine Arts degree.

She teaches at the University of Minnesota. [1]

Awards

Works

Poetry

Novels

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