Yuko Taniguchi

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

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.

Awards

 * 2008 American Book Award (The Before Columbus Foundation)
 * Finalist, The Dayton Literary Peace Prize
 * Finalist, 11th Annual Asian American Literary Awards
 * 2008 Kiriyama Prize Notable Book
 * 15th Annual Skipping Stones Honor Awards
 * Finalist, Literary Fiction category for ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Awards
 * Honorable Mention, The 2007 Gustayus Myers Center Outstanding Book Awards Advancing Human Rights