Janette Wu is a first-generation Chinese American, born and raised in New York City. She holds two separate bachelor's degrees in human biology and Chinese, from Macaulay Honors College. After her capstone year abroad in China was abruptly cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, Wu used her talent for storytelling to uplift ABC's (American-Born Chinese) voices and write her first book Letters to Home: A Memoir (& Other Stories by an ABC). 00:00:00 An intro to Janette Wu 00:01:32 What "ABC" means. 00:02:40 Janette reacts to "young people wrote a memoir" 00:06:51 Different aspects 00:13:30 Culture 00:16:05 Writing journey on pandemic 00:20:08 Storytelling 00:21:42 Janette's "Day job" 00:22:53 Where to purchase "Letters to Home: A Memoir" 00:24:26 Wrapping Up Janette Wu's links: Website: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1636769209?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860 https://by-janette.com/press-kit https://by-janette.com/order-letters-to-home https://by-janette.com/ Social Media Accounts FB: https://www.facebook.com/byjanettee IG: https://www.instagram.com/byjanette/ Links to Bookaholic Remember to subscribe to the podcast – Apple, Spotify, Google or wherever you listen to podcasts. www.book-a-holic.com Website: www.book-a-holic.com YouTube: youtube.com/bookaholic-DeirdrePippins Instagram: @truebookaholic Facebook: @truebookaholic Pinterest: @truebookaholic TikTok: @truebookaholic Twitter: @truebookaholic1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deirdre-p... Email: [email protected] https://bookshop.org/shop/truebookaholic

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