The daughter of Chinese immigrants, JEN SOONG is a writer, artist and educator. She is the author of Extra Ordinary Days, a collection of poems and art, and the creator of See You See Me, a collage book exploring Asian identity.

An alum of Tin House and VONA, her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Audacity, Black Warrior Review and Best Small Fictions. She earned her MFA in creative writing from UC Davis and was a finalist for the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize. She lives with her family in Northern California.