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About Anne Anlin Cheng

Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie and Ana.

Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'. It has also been used for males in France (Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). In Ireland the name is used as an anglicized version of Áine.

In Japan, Anne is written as 安音, 安嶺, 安寧, etc. (あんね) pronounced [anoneꜜ]. It could have various origins.

Anne Anlin Cheng writes about United States, Josephine Baker (1906-1975), Arts, Art criticism, American literature, asian american authors, history and criticism, and American literature, african american authors, history and criticism. Their best-known work is The Melancholy of Race.

On FindMyTBR we track 1 book by Anne Anlin Cheng, 1 of them confirmed as audiobooks on Spotify or Apple Books — including Ordinary Disasters: How I Stopped Being a Model Minority. Full availability across Spotify, Apple Books, Audible, and Amazon is below.