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Susan Lieu is a Vietnamese American author, playwright, and performer. A daughter of nail salon workers, she took her award-winning autobiographical solo show ""140 -LBS: -How- Beauty- Killed -My -Mother"" on a sold-out national tour with accolades from the Los- Angeles -Times and American Theatre. Her debut memoir, ""The Manicurist's Daughter,"" was a best book of the year from NPR and the Smithsonian, a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and Goodreads Choice Awards, and a Must Listen of the Month from Apple Books. Recognized as one of Seattle's ""Most Influential People,"" Susan is a graduate of Harvard and Yale, with writing residencies at Hedgebrook, Millay Arts, Vashon Artist Residency, and Mineral School. As an activist, she helped change a California medical malpractice law to protect low-income victims. She is also the co-founder of Socola Chocolatier, an award-winning artisanal chocolate company with Vietnamese-inspired flavors. Susan lives with her husband and son in Seattle, where they enjoy mushroom hunting, croissants, and big family gatherings. Born and raised in Saigon, Kalynh Ngo developed a deep love for Vietnamese culture. A passionate journalist, writer, and storyteller, Kalynh is dedicated to uncovering the power of words. Throughout her career, she has been drawn to the stories of resilience, loss, and unyielding hope, exploring the lives of ordinary individuals caught in extraordinary circumstances.Kalynh received the first prize in Feature Writing In-Language Print at the California Ethnic Media Awards in both 2021 and 2023. Believing that stories extend beyond wars and politics, Kalynh focuses on the emotions, dreams, and struggles of those who lived through war but were never the ones to write history. This perspective shaped her fellowship project last year, The 'Invisible Enemy' of Vietnamese Descent Over the Past Half-Century, which highlighted the mental health challenges facing Vietnamese Americans.As a translator, Kalynh worked on ""My Vietnam, Your Vietnam,"" marking her second book. Her debut translation was ""The Lucky Few - The Fall of Saigon and the Rescue Mission of the USS Kirk"" by Jan Herman.Firmly believing that storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to honor the past and illuminate the future, Kalynh expresses this passion through writing and painting-a creative refuge from the chaos of society.
""A stunning, raw, brave memoir that wouldn't let me go."" ―V (formerly Eve Ensler), author of Reckoning and The Vagina Monologues ""With tenacity, wit, and fierce love, Susan Lieu reconstructs the mother she lost - from memory, through detective work, by spirit conjuring...defying all obstacles and naysayers. A high octane roller coaster to healing."" ―Thi Bui, author of The Best We Could Do, an American Book Award winner ""Lieu is a dynamo, spouting humor, profanity and wisdom in the same breath."" ―The LA Times (Books for Lunar New Year) ""...a generous portrait of grief that will touch those who've struggled with loss.....a stirring debut."" ―Publishers Weekly ""[A] well-paced, panoramic memoir... her family story does not represent an irretrievable demise of the American Dream, but its radical, open-ended evolution."" ―NPR.org ""Bằng sự kiên trì, trí tuệ và tình yêu thương mãnh liệt, hồi ký của Susan Liễu là con tàu lượn siêu tốc dẫn đến nơi chốn bình yên cho tâm hồn."" -THI BÙI, tác giả của Điều Tốt Nhất Chúng Ta Có Thể Làm (The Best We Could Do) người đoạt Giải Thưởng Sách Hoa Kỳ ""Tàn khốc nhưng rồi bình an, đau đớn nhưng hài hước, hùng tráng nhưng gần gũi, Con Gái Người Thợ Nail khiến mắt tôi rưng rưng nhưng trái tim tôi lại rung lên những điệu hoan ca. Tôi bất ngờ với khả năng của Susan Liễu đã biến nỗi đau, nỗi sợ hãi và sự tức giận thành vết thương lành, tự do và hy vọng."" -NGUYỄN PHAN QUẾ MAI, tác giả của Những Ngọn Núi Hát (The Mountains Sing) sách ngoại ngữ bán chạy nhất, chung kết giải Hòa Bình Văn Học Dayton, và Đời Gió Bụi (Dust Child). ""Tôi bị lôi cuốn bởi vẻ đẹp chân thật và kiên cường của cuốn hồi ký."" -V (trước đây là EVE ENSLER), tác giả của Reckoning and The Vagina Monologues.
