Originally from Upstate New York, Associate Professor in Residence Michael Chin has earned degrees from the State University of New York at Geneseo, Johns Hopkins University, and Oregon State University. He is a creative writer who has published seven full-length books, including the novel My Grandfather’s an Immigrant, and So Is Yours (Cowboy Jamboree Press 2021), and his most recent short story collections Territories (Serving House Books 2025) and This Year’s Ghost (JackLegPress 2025). He serves as a contributing editor for Moss, a literary journal of the Pacific Northwest.