Bonnie Tsui
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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].
American Chinatown: A People’s History of Five Neighborhoods was published by Simon & Schuster's Free Press in 2009. 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] 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, was published by Henry Holt Books for Young Readers in 2021.
She is a member of the San Francisco Writers Grotto.
Personal life
Bonnie is married and has two children. [7] The family lives in Berkeley, California. She grew up a competitive swimmer.[8]
Awards
Her accolades include the 2019 National Press Foundation Fellowship[9] and the Jane Rainie Opel Young Alumna Award at Harvard University. Her book American Chinatown: A People’s History of Five Neighborhoods won a 2009-2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.[10]
Works
- American Chinatown: A People’s History of Five Neighborhoods (2009)
- Why We Swim (2020)
- Sarah & the Big Wave (2021)
- On Muscle (2025)
References
- ↑ "Off the Shelf". Harvard Magazine. 10 April 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Workman Publishing". Workman Publishing. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Bonnie Tsui on the Books that Have Helped Her 'Keep Despair at Bay'". ELLE. 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
- ↑ Wares, Donna (2020-07-18). "Book Club: Heroes of the water". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "20 Journalists Chosen for Environmental Training". National Press Foundation. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ↑ "2009-2010 Awards Winners – APALA". Retrieved 2026-01-29.