Biography:  The reincarnation of Batman. Stockton-born, Sacramento-raised, Second Generation Southeast Asian Vietnamese American brother raised and judo-trained by a single mother and 4 ANH CHI EM’s. Bat-mobile Driven by Social Justice/Community Liberation & mi MAMA!! Sacramento Community Organizer & Youth Specialist of Asian Resources by day. Spoken Word Artist & Social Butterfly by night. Fong is bodacious poet of UC Davis SickSpits Poetry Collective. His poetry emphasizes on giving a voice to the marginalized peoples and sharing stories of the beautiful struggle that we call life.

Published Works:Cosumnes River Journal Spring 2010, Southeast Asian Student Coalition Anthology 2010, June Jordan’s Poetry for the People Anthology 2009, Hardboiled APIA publication 2008

Featured in the Sacramento Bee:

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/24/4362655/uc-davis-multicultural-poetry.html

Featured Performances:  Vietnamese Poetry Festial 2012, Justice Brilliance Poetry Night featuring Mark Gonzales and Remi Kanazi 2011, Southeast Asian Student Coalition SASC Benefit Concert 2011/2012, Minnesota’s Asian American Series 2011, Sacramento Games 2010, Asian Resources Lunar New Year Dinner 2010, Cosumnes River College Artist Showcase 2010, Iu-Mien & Hmong Student Conference 2010/2012, Mahogany Open Mic Series 2010, APIA Spoken Word & Poetry Summit 2009, UC Berkeley Southeast Asian Graduation 2009, June Jordan’s Poetry for the People Final Readings 2009 and many other venues such as Mills College, UC Davis and University of Pacific.

“We are the descent of soldiers and guerillas/ Our hxtories rise high like the mountains of the Hmong/ our bloodlines run deep like the majestic Mekong River/ and our strength is buried in the potholes of Cambodian killing fields”

For show bookings/ questions/ comments or just to connect with a homie, please email fongbatman@gmail.com