Julie Otsuka.

Julie Otsuka.

·         She was born and raised in California.

·         She studied at Yale University and studied painting, them came to realize she wanted to be a writer.

·         She won the Asian American writer award.

·         She was born on May 15, 1962.

·         She had not died yet, and is still living today.

·         Her very first novel was called When the Emperor Was Devine.

·         This story describes what was happening to Japanese- American families during the time of World War 2.

·         Buddha in the Attic was her second novel she ever wrote.

·         Her writings are so good they are New York Times notable books.

·         Today she lives in New York City, where she uses a coffee shop in her neighborhood to write her stories.

·         Most of her famous pieces are:

1.       Whites

2.       The Children

3.       In the Café.

4.       Come, Japanese!

·         Her father worked hard as an aerospace engineer.

·         She had 2 brothers as she was growing up. One of which goes to a school in London.

·         She is a very talented and somewhat new writer.

·         http://www.julieotsuka.com/about/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Otsuka