Asian Descent Archives - Page 20 of 67

Anna Lapera

A Pushcart Prize nominee, she teaches middle school by day and writes stories about spunky kids stepping into their power in the early hours of the morning.

Annabelle Tometich

Annabelle Tometich spent 18 years as a food writer and restaurant critic for The News-Press in her hometown of Fort Myers, Florida.

Amy Uyematsu

Award-winning poet and high school math teacher

Quok Shee

Chinese woman who attempted to emigrate to the United States in 1916 and instead was detained without cause for almost two years

Yiyun Li

After losing both her sons to suicide, she shared her story in a memoir

Ambreen Tariq is the founder of @BrownPeopleCamping, a social media platform dedicated to promoting greater diversity in public lands through storytelling and the power of visual representation. She is passionate about youth education and holds board member positions at City Kids Wilderness Project and Green Muslims. Tariq