What is fob david henry hwang?

David Henry Hwang is an American playwright, screenwriter, and theater professor known for his work in the Asian American theater movement. Born on August 11, 1957, in Los Angeles, Hwang attended Stanford University before completing his Master of Fine Arts in playwriting at the Yale School of Drama. He made his breakthrough in the 1980s with his plays, including FOB (an acronym for "fresh off the boat"), which won an Obie Award for Best New American Play in 1981. Hwang went on to write a number of other critically acclaimed works, including M. Butterfly, which won a Tony Award for Best Play and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1988. He has also written for film and television, and has served as a faculty member at Columbia University and other institutions.