In 1985, 1986, and 1988, she received MacDowell Colony fellowships, which helped enable her to write the novel Dogeaters, which illuminates many different aspects of Filipino experience, focusing on the influence of America through radio, television, and movie theaters.
•
Joseph Papp produced her first play Mango Tango in 1978.
Jessica Simpson | Sarah Jessica Parker | Jessica Alba | Jessica Lange | Jessica Chastain | Jessica Tandy | Jessica Lynch | Jessica Biel | Jessica Abel | Jessica | Jessica Walter | Jessica Schwarz | Jessica Mitford | Jessica Andersson | Jessica's Law | Jessica Seinfeld | Jessica Holmes | Jessica Hecht | Jessica Gottlieb | Jessica Farrar | Jessica Dragonette | Jessica Cutler | Jessica Collins | Jessica Chobot | Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica | Kissing Jessica Stein | Jessica Watson | Jessica Wakefield | Jessica Voorsanger | Jessica Tovey |
She describes her experience as, "In the presence of this genius, I felt embarrassed." (216) Yamanaka also cites June Jordan, Ai, Thulanie Davis, and Jessica Hagedorn as major inspirations in terms of their use of voice in poetry.