Sesshu Foster

Sesshu Foster's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Sesshu Foster

Literature

#3108

World Rank

#5281

Historical Rank

#1451

USA Rank

Writing

#1165

World Rank

#1588

Historical Rank

#789

USA Rank

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Sesshu Foster's Degrees

• Masters Creative Writing University of California, Irvine
• Bachelors Literature University of California, Santa Cruz

Why Is Sesshu Foster Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Sesshu Foster is an American poet and novelist. Sesshu Foster is a Japanese-American poet of white and Nisei descent. He grew up on Los Angeles’ East Side and came of age in the primarily Chicano neighborhood of City Terrace, where he was influenced by local community organizing and political artmaking. Foster credits moving to City Terrace the same year as the Watts Riots with helping to shape his writing voice and ongoing creative/personal concerns with social and racial justice and the impacts of gentrification.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Sesshu Foster?

Sesshu Foster is affiliated with the following schools:

• California State University, Los Angeles
• California Institute of the Arts
• University of California, Irvine
• University of Iowa
• University of California, Santa Cruz