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Yvonne Liu is a Chinese-American writer and mental health advocate based in Los Angeles. Her work on Asian American experiences, mental health, and adoption has appeared in the New York Times, The Rumpus, NBC News, Salon, Newsweek, NBC News, and elsewhere. Her HuffPost adoptee essay went viral twice and reached over three million readers. She has received support from Pen America and Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. Yvonne is a Tin House, Kenyon Review, and Yale workshop alumna and is working on her memoir “I Talk to My Mother in the Clouds.” She was featured on the NYT Modern Love podcast and serves as a volunteer ambassador for The Op-Ed Project.
Subjects
General
Specialties
Asian American issues, culture, mental health and adoption
Skills
- Articles
- Books
- Essays
- Feature writing
- Op-Ed
Writing Credits
New York Times, Newsweek, Salon, NBC News, HuffPost, Today.com, The Rumpus, Next Tribe
Awards, Honors, Appointments
Pen America Emerging Voices Workshop in Los Angeles –
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
Received support from Pen America and Bread Loaf
Tin House Winter Online Conference (twice)
Kenyon Review Writer’s Conference
Yale Writers’ Confernce
