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30 cze 2024 · In “Suicide Note” by Janice Mirikitani, an Asian - American young lady in college commits suicide after making less than a 4.0 on her grade point average. The author becomes this young lady’s voice and writes this poem through her perspective.
She died from cancer in San Francisco on July 29, 2021 at age 80. Poet, dancer, and community activist Janice Mirikitani was born in 1941 in Stockton, California, and earned a BA from UCLA.
1 mar 2013 · Suicide Note (1987) Janice Mirikitani. Friday, March 1, 2013. The foreword of the poem tells you that the poem is about an Asian girl who had jumped to her death and found in the snow days later and in her suicide note an apology to her parents for not receiving less than perfect scores in school.
During the time that followed, Janice became the victim of sexual molestation by her step-father up to the age of sixteen, and was saved from suicide only by the love and care of her grandmother. She would later speak of the pain of her incestuous abuse through her poetry.
The poem Suicide Note, written by Janice Mirikitani (1987), talks about a young lady, who has studied in an Asian-American female college. The lady, unfortunately, committed suicide by jumping through her dormitory’s window. She left behind a note, citing reasons that led to her actions.
The poem Suicide Note, written by Janice Mirikitani (1987), talks about a young lady, who has studied in an Asian-American female college. The lady, unfortunately, committed suicide by jumping through her dormitory’s window. She left behind a note, citing reasons that led to her actions.
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center (AASC) is deeply saddened by the passing of Janice Mirikitani, an amazing alumna, San Francisco poet laureate, activist, and Glide Memorial Church co-founder, on July 29, 2021.
