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Velina Hasu Houston

Distinguished professor of theatre in dramatic writing and resident playwright Office: (213) 740-8686
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Expertise Summary

Expert in dramatic writing, ethnic studies and Asian American drama.

Expertise

  • Dramatic writing (playwriting, screenwriting, other media)
  • Poetry
  • Multiethnic/mixed heritage/interethnic studies
  • Multiethnic identity and interracial relationships
  • Asian American drama
  • Ethnic studies (especially Japanese or African American)
  • Cinema critical studies in ethnicity, race

Additional Information

  • Author of The Politics of Life: Four Plays by Asian American Women
    (1993); But Still, Like Air, I’ll Rise: New Asian American Plays (1997);
    Artistic and Discursive Voices of Multiethnic Asians (1997); and many
    internationally produced plays, as well as screenplays, poetry and
    critical essays
  • Inaugural recipient of Remy Martin New Vision Award from Sidney Poitier and the American Film Institute for recognition of literary accomplishment and work that “contributes to the culture of our society and our world”