Bonnie Tsui

Bonnie Tsui (born 1979) is an American author and journalist of Hong Kong descent. She was born in Queens, New York, and currently lives in San Francisco. She grew up a competitive swimmer. American Chinatown: A People’s History of Five Neighborhoods was published by Simon & Schuster's Free Press in 2009, and won the 2009-2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. The Los Angeles Times[1] said it "explored their class struggles, rivalries, customs and dialects," of the cities Chinatown. Tsui also contributes essays and cultural commentary to well-known American magazines, including The New York Times and California Sunday.[2] Her accolades include the 2019 National Press Foundation Fellowship[3] and the Jane Rainie Opel Young Alumna Award at Harvard University. In 2020, she published a memoir, Why We Swim, with Algonquin Books,[4] which delves into the history of swimming. The New York Times called it an enthusiastic and thoughtful work.[5] Her third book, Sarah & the Big Wave,[6] about big-wave women surfers, will be published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers in spring 2021.

References
  1. Ciuraru, Carmela (2009-09-07). "A talk with Bonnie Tsui, writer of 'American Chinatown'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  2. "The Paleo Climate of California". Sierra Club. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  3. "20 Journalists Chosen for Environmental Training". National Press Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  4. "Workman Publishing". Workman Publishing. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  5. Pols, Mary (2020-04-14). "Eat. Sleep. Swim. Repeat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  6. "Sarah and the Big Wave | Bonnie Tsui". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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