David Mura (born 1952) is an American author, poet, novelist, playwright, critic and performance artist[1] whose writings explore the themes of race, identity and history.
Mura has published two memoirs, Turning Japanese: Memoirs of a Sansei, which won the Josephine Miles Book Award from the Oakland PEN and was listed in the New York Times Notable Books of the Year, and Where the Body Meets Memory: An Odyssey of Race, Sexuality and Identity (1995).
He is a third generation Japanese American son of parents interned during World War II.
[5] He currently resides in Saint Paul, Minnesota, with his wife Susan Sencer and their three children; Samantha, Nikko and Tomo.
[6][7] Full-Length Poetry Collections Novels Memoirs/Nonfiction Literary Craft/Criticism Films His honors include two NEA fellowships, the 1994 Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers Award (which includes a cash prize of $105,000),[8] and a US/Japan Creative Artist Fellowship, two Bush Foundation Fellowships, four Loft-McKnight Awards, several Minnesota State Arts Board grants, and a Discovery/The Nation Award.