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Juliet Kono
American poet
Juliet Sanae Kono Lee | |
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Juliet Kono - reading at the Asian American Literature Festival (2017) | |
| Born | Juliet Sanae Asayama 1943 (age 81–82) Hilo, Hawaii |
| Other names | Juliet Lee |
| Occupation(s) | poet, author, and instructor |
Juliet Kono (born 1943) is a Hawaiʻian poet and novelist.
Early life and education
Kono was born in 1943 in Hilo, Hawaiʻi to Yoshinori and Atsuko Asayama;[1]: viii her grandparents were immigrants from Japan. One of her earliest memories is from the April 1 tsunami resulting from the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake; her family lost their home, which was near the water's edge where Liliʻuokalani Gardens is today, and were forced to live near her grandparents, who operated a small sugar cane plantation in Kaiwiki.[2]: 2–4 She was raised as a Shin Buddhist, and her mother and grandmother were active members of Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Bets