Bicultural Mama® https://biculturalmama.com/ Celebrating the Best of Both Worlds in Multicultural Parenting Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:02:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://biculturalmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Book-Outline-32x32.png Bicultural Mama® https://biculturalmama.com/ 32 32 MR. CHOW’S NIGHT MARKET Author and Illustrator Interviews https://biculturalmama.com/mr-chows-night-market-author-illustrator-interviews/ https://biculturalmama.com/mr-chows-night-market-author-illustrator-interviews/#respond Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:46:26 +0000 https://biculturalmama.com/?p=82992 I’m thrilled to introduce MR. CHOW’S NIGHT MARKET, a picture book written by Emily Sun Li and illustrated by Yu Ting Cheng! Not only do I love how the story embraces Taiwanese culture, but I’m also so impressed with its luminous, beautiful illustrations. Fun Fact: Yu Ting Cheng was also the illustrator of my picture...

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]]> https://biculturalmama.com/mr-chows-night-market-author-illustrator-interviews/feed/ 0 MY NAME IS AI LIN Awarded Grand Prize – Seasons of Kidlit Book Awards https://biculturalmama.com/my-name-is-ai-lin-grand-prize-book-awards/ https://biculturalmama.com/my-name-is-ai-lin-grand-prize-book-awards/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:26:49 +0000 https://biculturalmama.com/?p=82986 I’m thrilled to announce that MY NAME IS AI LIN was selected as the Grand Prize Winner in the Seasons Of KidLit book awards in the “Best Summer Books” category. MY NAME IS AI LIN was released last summer in time for Back to School season. #SeasonsOfKidLit says, “This heartfelt story beautifully captures the importance...

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]]> https://biculturalmama.com/my-name-is-ai-lin-grand-prize-book-awards/feed/ 0 GIVING THANKS WITH HALMONI Book Review #ReadYourWorld https://biculturalmama.com/giving-thanks-with-halmoni-book-review-readyourworld/ https://biculturalmama.com/giving-thanks-with-halmoni-book-review-readyourworld/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:33:31 +0000 https://biculturalmama.com/?p=82941 Read Your World Day is on January 29, 2026, and I’m participating as a Co-Host, Author Sponsor, and Book Reviewer! The book I’m reviewing this year is GIVING THANKS WITH HALMONI: Celebrating Chuseok, the Korean Harvest Festival. Written by Kathleen Choi & Sook Nyul Choi and illustrated by Il Sung Na, this picture book was...

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]]> https://biculturalmama.com/giving-thanks-with-halmoni-book-review-readyourworld/feed/ 1 Join Read Your World Day – I’m a Co-Host, Author Sponsor, and Book Reviewer! #ReadYourWorld https://biculturalmama.com/read-your-world-day-co-host-author-book-reviewer/ https://biculturalmama.com/read-your-world-day-co-host-author-book-reviewer/#respond Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:25:15 +0000 https://biculturalmama.com/?p=82902 The 14th annual Read Your World Day is approaching on January 29, 2026! I’ve been involved with Read Your World Day since its founding. My initial role had been as a book reviewer. Over time, I became a co-host of the event. This year, for the first time, I’m an author sponsor for my picture...

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]]> https://biculturalmama.com/read-your-world-day-co-host-author-book-reviewer/feed/ 0 MY NAME IS AI LIN Book Launch Highlights https://biculturalmama.com/my-name-is-ai-lin-book-launch-highlights/ https://biculturalmama.com/my-name-is-ai-lin-book-launch-highlights/#respond Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:27:16 +0000 https://biculturalmama.com/?p=82784 The book launch for my second children’s book, MY NAME IS AI LIN, has been quite a journey! It launched on July 1, 2025, via Sleeping Bear Press. Until recently, the book was still receiving reviews and promotions, so I waited to do my book launch highlights until now. I find it helpful to do...

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]]> https://biculturalmama.com/my-name-is-ai-lin-book-launch-highlights/feed/ 0 Interview with Lee Y. Miao, Author of TAKE A SHOT, KIPP https://biculturalmama.com/interview-lee-y-miao-author-take-a-shot-kipp/ https://biculturalmama.com/interview-lee-y-miao-author-take-a-shot-kipp/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:27:44 +0000 https://biculturalmama.com/?p=82746 Bicultural Mama is thrilled to interview Lee Y. Miao to discuss her latest middle-grade novel, TAKE A SHOT, KIPP! Released in July of this year, this book is the third one in the Ellie & Co series of stand-alone novels by Miao. Official Book Description: Kipp Wei Pettit, eleven at last, has one dream—to make...

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]]> https://biculturalmama.com/interview-lee-y-miao-author-take-a-shot-kipp/feed/ 2 Bicultural Mama Included in 100 Best Global Asian Mom Blogs & Websites List https://biculturalmama.com/bicultural-mama-best-global-asian-mom-blogs/ https://biculturalmama.com/bicultural-mama-best-global-asian-mom-blogs/#respond Tue, 16 Sep 2025 03:06:34 +0000 https://biculturalmama.com/?p=82742 Bicultural Mama is honored to be included in Feedspot’s list of 100 Best Asian Mom Blogs & Websites globally! Feedspot states that the list includes “the best Asian Mom blogs from thousands of blogs on the web and ranked by relevancy, authority, social media followers & freshness.” When I’ve been on awards lists in the past, they...

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]]> https://biculturalmama.com/bicultural-mama-best-global-asian-mom-blogs/feed/ 0 Meet the Author of MY NAME IS AI LIN at Northport Public Library https://biculturalmama.com/meet-the-author-of-my-name-is-ai-lin-at-northport-public-library/ https://biculturalmama.com/meet-the-author-of-my-name-is-ai-lin-at-northport-public-library/#respond Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:35:45 +0000 https://biculturalmama.com/?p=82733 You’re invited for a book reading of my new picture book, MY NAME IS AI LIN, at Northport Public Library! Join me on Monday, September 29, 2025, from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. This free event is open to the public for children aged 4 years and older. After the book reading, kids can make crafts....

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]]> https://biculturalmama.com/meet-the-author-of-my-name-is-ai-lin-at-northport-public-library/feed/ 0 Interview with Jan Milusich, Author of “I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea” https://biculturalmama.com/interview-jan-milusich-i-hear-the-snow-i-smell-the-sea/ https://biculturalmama.com/interview-jan-milusich-i-hear-the-snow-i-smell-the-sea/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2025 02:37:47 +0000 https://biculturalmama.com/?p=82709 Bicultural Mama is excited to share our interview with Jan Milusich, author of I Hear the Snow, I Smell the Sea! Published by Penguin, Random House, Jan Milusich delves into her experience as a teacher for the visually impaired to bring us a picture book featuring a blind child as the main character. The story,...

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]]> https://biculturalmama.com/interview-jan-milusich-i-hear-the-snow-i-smell-the-sea/feed/ 2 Author’s Guild Members Spotlight: Maria Wen Adcock https://biculturalmama.com/authors-guild-members-spotlight-maria-wen-adcock/ https://biculturalmama.com/authors-guild-members-spotlight-maria-wen-adcock/#respond Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:31:30 +0000 https://biculturalmama.com/?p=82690 I’m honored that the Author’s Guild invited me to be featured in its Member Spotlight! The Author’s Guild is the nation’s oldest and largest professional organization for published writers. Their mission is to support working writers by advocating for writers’ rights, fighting for fair contracts and a living wage, and creating community In the interview,...

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