As per our current Database, Maxine Hong Kingston is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Maxine Hong Kingston is 84 years, 0 months and 25 days old. Maxine Hong Kingston will celebrate 85rd birthday on a Monday 27th of October 2025. Below we countdown to Maxine Hong Kingston upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Maxine Hong Kingston |
| Occupation | Memoirist |
| Age | 84 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Scorpio |
| Born | October 27, 1940 (Stockton, CA) |
| Birthday | October 27 |
| Town/City | Stockton, CA |
| Nationality | CA |
Maxine Hong Kingston’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. According to astrologers, Scorpio-born are passionate and assertive people. They are determined and decisive, and will research until they find out the truth. Scorpio is a great leader, always aware of the situation and also features prominently in resourcefulness. Scorpio is a Water sign and lives to experience and express emotions. Although emotions are very important for Scorpio, they manifest them differently than other water signs. In any case, you can be sure that the Scorpio will keep your secrets, whatever they may be.
Maxine Hong Kingston was born in the Year of the Dragon. A powerful sign, those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dragon are energetic and warm-hearted, charismatic, lucky at love and egotistic. They’re natural born leaders, good at giving orders and doing what’s necessary to remain on top. Compatible with Monkey and Rat.
A Chinese American author, she is best known for her feminist memoir, The Woman Warrior. For her 1980 work, China Men, she received the National Book Award for Nonfiction.
She studied engineering and English at the University of California-Berkeley. Soon after moving to Hawaii in the late 1960s, she began her writing career.
Her autobiographical work, The Woman Warrior, was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction.
She was born in California to Chinese immigrant parents. In 1962, she married actor Earll Kingston; the couple became parents to one son.
She was awarded the 1997 National Humanities Medal by Bill Clinton.
