WHO AM I?
Grace in the face of the human race
A native of Los Angeles, Grace attended Art Center College of Design in Pasadena before earning her BA from University of California, Los Angeles. While working full-time as a graphic designer she enjoys writing short stories on various subjects ranging from women’s issues to genre fiction. Grace is definitely not the first of her name, but is the breaker of pages and the mother of two sons, a dog, and her dog’s dog.
Upcoming Submissions
July
15 | Fairy Tale Review
2023 ConFerences
March 9-11
AWP: Virtual
2022 ConFerences
JULY 18-25
Community of Writers Summer Workshop: Fiction
2021 ConFerences
APRIL 21-25
MUSE
APRIL 28-May 2
Workshop with Alexander Chee
2022 SubMISSION GOAL:2/25
Education
UCLA Extension
CREATIVE WRITING 2015-present
University of california, los angeles, CA
B.A. HISTORY
2005
Art center college of design, pasadena, cA
Graphic design/film
1998-2000
PAST TEACHERS
Mike Buckley
Robin Finn
Alyssa CLAIRE Greene
William Hayward Henderson
JIM KRUSOE
BEN LOORY
Angela PNeuman
Colette Sartor
Paula Younger
Dino piacentini
Alexander Chee
Susan Henderson
VOICE
2023 AsEA Conference
Rebranding Being Asian in America: Normalizing Asian Mediocrity
Racism towards Asian Americans is often overlooked as it is so often cloaked under the “positive stereotype” of being a Model Minority. In this workshop, Grace will present the how and why this stereotype came about. Then, she will lead participants through an interactive process based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to examine and reflect upon how the Model Minority myth has played a part in preventing them from reaching their own self-actualization. Lastly, Grace will open up a dialogue with participants on “rebranding” this myth by normalizing Asian mediocrity in our schools in an effort to meet students as individuals where they are and what they need, and not based on the potential set by the color of their skin.