When is Shawna Yang Ryan's birthday?

Shawna Yang Ryan was born on January 1, 2000.

What is Shawna Yang Ryan's zodiac sign?

Shawna Yang Ryan is a Capricorn, born January 1, 2000.

What is Shawna Yang Ryan's Chinese zodiac sign?

Shawna Yang Ryan was born in 2000, the year of the Metal Dragon.

Where is Shawna Yang Ryan from?

Shawna Yang Ryan is from United States.

Where was Shawna Yang Ryan born?

Shawna Yang Ryan was born in Sacramento, United States.

Where did Shawna Yang Ryan go to school?

Shawna Yang Ryan attended Mira Loma High School, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis.

Is Shawna Yang Ryan still alive?

Yes — Shawna Yang Ryan is alive and 26 years old.

What awards has Shawna Yang Ryan won?

Shawna Yang Ryan has won Association for Asian American Studies, Fulbright Scholarship, American Book Awards (2017), among others.

What is Shawna Yang Ryan's life-path number?

Shawna Yang Ryan's numerology life-path number is 4, derived from January 1, 2000.

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★ BORN IN: Sacramento
★ EDUCATED AT: Mira Loma High School, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis

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Shawna Yang Ryan writes novels that bridge Taiwanese American and Hawaiian literary landscapes. Born in the US, Ryan published Water Ghosts and Green Island, working as a creative writing professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She also writes short stories.

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Shawna Yang Ryan is a Taiwanese American novelist and short story writer. Born in the US on January 1, 2000, Ryan has published two novels: Water Ghosts (2009) and Green Island (2016). Beyond fiction, she teaches creative writing at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Writers in Ryan's occupation craft narratives across genres—novels, short stories, and essays—often drawing on lived experience and cultural memory. Her work engages themes of displacement, family, and historical trauma across the Pacific. As a Capricorn (born January 1), Ryan carries the sign's reputation for discipline and structural precision—qualities evident in her crafted prose and her dual role as both creator and educator.

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Ryan's debut novel Water Ghosts was published in 2009.
Green Island, her second novel, arrived in 2016.
She taught in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

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2017
- WONAmerican Book Awards
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- WONAssociation for Asian American Studies
- WONFulbright Scholarship

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Disciplined and structured. Shawna Yang Ryan succeed where consistency beats charisma — long catalogs, repeatable craft, slow-grow audiences.

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How old is Shawna Yang Ryan?: Shawna Yang Ryan is 26 years old (born January 1, 2000).
When is Shawna Yang Ryan's birthday?: Shawna Yang Ryan was born on January 1, 2000.
What is Shawna Yang Ryan's zodiac sign?: Shawna Yang Ryan is a Capricorn, born January 1, 2000.
What is Shawna Yang Ryan's Chinese zodiac sign?: Shawna Yang Ryan was born in 2000, the year of the Metal Dragon.
Where is Shawna Yang Ryan from?: Shawna Yang Ryan is from United States.
What does Shawna Yang Ryan do?: Shawna Yang Ryan is a writer.
Where was Shawna Yang Ryan born?: Shawna Yang Ryan was born in Sacramento, United States.
Where did Shawna Yang Ryan go to school?: Shawna Yang Ryan attended Mira Loma High School, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Davis.
Is Shawna Yang Ryan still alive?: Yes — Shawna Yang Ryan is alive and 26 years old.
What awards has Shawna Yang Ryan won?: Shawna Yang Ryan has won Association for Asian American Studies, Fulbright Scholarship, American Book Awards (2017), among others.
What is Shawna Yang Ryan's life-path number?: Shawna Yang Ryan's numerology life-path number is 4, derived from January 1, 2000.

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