I am the author of GOOD CHINESE WIFE: A LOVE AFFAIR WITH CHINA GONE WRONG (Sourcebooks, 2014), BERNARDINE’S SHANGHAI SALON: THE STORY OF THE DOYENNE OF OLD CHINA (Post Hill Press, 2023), and WHEN FRIENDS COME FROM AFAR: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF BERNIE WONG AND CHICAGO'S CHINESE AMERICAN SERVICE LEAGUE (University of Illinois Press, 2024). I am also co-editor of HONG KONG NOIR (Akashic Books, 2018). I am regular contributor to THE ASIAN REVIEW OF BOOKS, CHA: AN ASIAN LITERARY JOURNAL, and WORLD LITERATURE TODAY. I was a 2024-25 Jewish Book Council Network Author and am a board member of The Artists Against Antisemitism.