Henry W. Leung was born in China, then raised in Honolulu and the San Francisco Bay Area. His publications include Goddess of Democracy, Paradise Hunger, and his translations of Wawa's poems, Pei Pei the Monkey King. He has received fellowships from Kundiman, Paul & Daisy Soros, Fulbright, the Luce Foundation in Translation, and the Salzburg Cutler Fellows Program in International Law. His work has appeared in Bettering American Poetry and he has been awarded notable mentions in the Best American Essays and Best American Nonrequired Reading.