Wayson Choy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wayson Choy

Canadian writer

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1939

Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date of Death: 28-Apr-2019

Profession: writer, author, university teacher, novelist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Wayson Choy (??? Pinyin: Cui Wéixin ; Jyutping: Ceoi1 Wai4-san1) (April 20, 1939 – April 28, 2019) was a Canadian writer.
Publishing two novels and two memoirs in his lifetime, he is considered both one of the most important pioneers of Asian Canadian literature in Canada, and an important figure in LGBT literature as one of Canada's first openly gay writers of colour to achieve widespread mainstream success.