William Oandasan
Encyclopedia
William Oandasan was an American poet, journalist, editor, and publisher. He was born on the Round Valley Reservation in Northern California, to Yuki tribe
and Filipino
parents.
Yuki tribe
The Yuki are a Native American people from the zone of Round Valley, in what today is part of the territory of Mendocino County, Northern California. Yuki tribes are thought to have settled as far south as Hood Mountain in present-day Sonoma County...
and Filipino
Filipino American
Filipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century...
parents.
Life
He founded the A Press in 1976 and edited A: A Journal of Contemporary Literature, one of the first literary magazines devoted to American Indian writers.Works
- Taking Off (1976)
- Earth & Sky, A Press, (1976)
- Sermon & Three Waves (1978)
- A Branch of California Redwood (1980)
- Moving Inland, A Publications, (1983)
- Round Valley Verses, Blue Cloud Quarterly (1987)
- Summer Night, A Publications (1989).