Women In Art: May-lee Chai on women of colour writers [I was very honored to be featured on the Canadian blog: KickAction, a blog for Girls Action Foundation, which is a feminist, anti-oppression non-profit in Canada. I was interviewed by the blogger: J. Rosel Kim. You can follow her on Twitter @jroselkim and read her blog [...]
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Writing Tips for Women of Color (& everyone else, too!)
Posted in Asian American Art, Asian American Literature, Asian Pacific American, Interviews, Questions from readers, translations, Writing Process, tagged APA writers, feminist, JRoselKim, KickAction.ca, LargeHeartedBoy, literature, race, SharifWrites, translation, women in art, Women of Color, Writing Advice, Writing Advice for Asian American Writers, Writing Tips on February 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My Lucky Face-Hebrew Edition
Posted in Asian American Literature, China, Chinese women, photos, pictures, translations, tagged Asian American Literature, Chinese literature, Chinese women, Hebrew edition, Hebrew translation, Hed Arzi, Idit Paz, Israeli publisher, Israeli publishing house, may-lee chai, My Lucky Face, translations on October 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Just received copies of the Hebrew edition of my novel, MY LUCKY FACE! This exciting looking package from the Israeli publisher (Hed Arzi) arrived today: Inside I found these cool paperbacks of MY LUCKY FACE: I really love this cover design. I think it works quite well with the book’s themes: a woman who on [...]
Chinese Children, Alone at Home
Posted in China, translations, Uncategorized, tagged China, Chinese children, Chinese New Year, rural China, translations on November 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the saddest consequences of China’s urban boom is that many rural families are now separated. Parents are forced to look for work in the cities, but they are not allowed to bring their children with them. As a result, children are left behind in villages, to be cared for by one or more [...]
Children in Rural China
Posted in China, translations, Uncategorized, tagged China, Chinese children, clean water, education, environment, rural life on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m very honored to be a volunteer with an amazing non-profit educational group that helps children in rural China so that they can receive an education. Currently, many rural families cannot afford to educate their children as public education is no longer free in China but rural salaries have not kept up with inflation. For [...]
