Changing the Game: Asian Pacific American Female Athletes

Mia Wenjen

Jul 2021 · Mia Wenjen

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Meet 17 Asian Pacific American female athletes from yesterday and today! From snowboarder Chloe Kim and hockey player Julie Chu to soccer player Natasha Kai-Marks, these champions will inspire us as we learn how they rose to compete at the highest level and how they pave the way for others to follow.

About the author

Mia blogs on parenting, children's books, and education at PragmaticMom.com and is the co-creator of Multicultural Children's Book Day, a non-profit celebrating diversity in children's books.

Her debut picture book, SUMO JOE, is illustrated by Nat Iwata and published by Lee and Low. It made the Bank Street College of Education list for Best Children's Books of the Year.

Scholastic is the publisher for her middle grade anthology ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HEROES.

She is the co-author of two books with Alison Foley, HOW TO COACH GIRLS (a primer on how to keep girls in sports for coaches), and THE ELUSIVE FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP: AN INSIDER'S GUIDE.

HOW TO COACH GIRLS won a Silver Award in the 31st Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards™

To find the best diverse books, she wrote BEST #OWNVOICES CHILDREN'S BOOKS: MY FAVORITE DIVERSITY BOOKS FOR KIDS AGES 1-12 published by Audrey Press.

She is also the co-founder of Aquent, the world’s largest company staffing creative, digital, and marketing talent with 37 offices around the world.

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