Is MJ Bienvenu Deaf?
M.J. Bienvenu was born into a Deaf family and grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She graduated from Louisiana State School for the Deaf, and earned her B.A. in English in 1974 and M.A. in Linguistics in 1983, both from Gallaudet College, and her Ph.
Why is MJ Bienvenu important?
A Deaf child within a Deaf family, M. J. Bienvenu narrates her autobiography in American Sign Language. A well-known ASL model, teacher, and advocate for the recognition of Deaf people as a linguistic and cultural minority, she discusses her evolving views of American Sign Language.