Born in 1947 in Lewoh (Fotabong) in the former British Southern Cameroons at the end of the Second World War, he became known as an intellectual, novelist, painter, literary critic, publisher and comedian.
He also worked with his nephew, Januarius Jingwa Asongu to get Saint Monica University off the ground,[3] a project that his daughter, Laura Asong, helped bring to reality.
After primary education, he was admitted into the St. Joseph's College, Sasse (Buea), where he earned the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary Level before proceeding to the Cameroon College of Arts, Science and Technology (CCAST) Bambili, where he earned the GCE Advanced Level.
After high school, he was admitted into the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, where he did a degree in Education, specializing in the teaching of English.
Upon his return to the Cameroons, he taught in French-speaking Cameroun for a few years before earning a scholarship to study creative arts in Canada following an exhibition of his paintings in Yaounde.