Lee Herrick, born in South Korea and raised in Modesto, has been named California poet laureate. The position had been vacant since 2018.
Asian adoptees have a unique perspective on anti-Asian hate, with upbringings that can leave them feeling alienated from their heritage and families who have trouble understanding the reality of racism., a former chairman of National Endowment for the Arts, who filled the role from 2015 to 2018. The position had been vacant since Gioia’s departure.
“I am deeply honored, humbled, and excited to be named California Poet Laureate,” Herrick said in a statement.about being an Asian adoptee raised by white parents. He began to discover his Korean identity when he was in college after growing up in Danville, Calif. Having been the only student of color at his elementary school, he said books were his primary access to information about the culture he’d been born into.
Asian adoptees “begin to believe that they are almost if not totally white,” he said. “That’s a danger for everybody involved. There are some who deny their identities well into their 50s.” Herrick’s new role will see him advocating for the art of poetry in classrooms and boardrooms alike. He will serve a two-year term, once confirmed by the state Senate, and will receive a stipend from the California Arts Council.
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