Bonnie Tsui (born 1977) is an American author and journalist of Hong Kong descent. She was born in New York, New York, graduated from Harvard University,[1] and currently lives in Berkeley, California. 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[2] said it "explored their class struggles, rivalries, customs and dialects," of the cities' Chinatowns. Tsui also contributes essays and cultural commentary to well-known American magazines, including The New York Times and California Sunday.[3] Her accolades include the 2019 National Press Foundation Fellowship[4] and the Jane Rainie Opel Young Alumna Award at Harvard University. In 2020, she published a memoir, Why We Swim, with Algonquin Books,[5] which delves into the history of swimming. The New York Times called it an enthusiastic and thoughtful work.[6] Her third book, Sarah & the Big Wave,[7] about big-wave women surfers, was published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers in 2021. She is a member of the San Francisco Writers Grotto.
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- ^ Ciuraru, Carmela (2009-09-07). "A talk with Bonnie Tsui, writer of 'American Chinatown'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "The Paleo Climate of California". Sierra Club. 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "20 Journalists Chosen for Environmental Training". National Press Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
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- ^ Pols, Mary (2020-04-14). "Eat. Sleep. Swim. Repeat". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ "Sarah and the Big Wave | Bonnie Tsui". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2020-08-15.