Hapa Girl at SFSU

I was very happy to learn that a class of students at San Francisco State University were reading my book, Hapa Girl, this semester. English Department instructor Sheryl Fairchild invited me to her class this week to meet with her students and discuss the book. The students had prepared great questions and observations about Hapa [...]

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ImaginAsian Inspiration

ImaginAsian organizer Kate Agathon of Purdue University asked me to post my “inspiration” for my book, GLAMOROUS ASIANS, which is featured in the ImaginAsian exhibit, opening April 9th. So here goes. GLAMOROUS ASIANS is a collection of short stories and essays that describe anything but glamorous lives. Rather, most of the people in the stories [...]

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GLAMOROUS ASIANS study guide

My publisher requested that I come up with a list of questions that could be used by teachers and students discussing my book GLAMOROUS ASIANS: SHORT STORIES & ESSAYS. I’ve put the questions  here in case readers are interested. I’m also going to include a pdf file for teachers that will be easy to download [...]

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