1–What is the title of your latest release? DAUGHTERS OF SHANDONG 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? At the turning point of China’s Communist Revolution, Hai’s father abandons her, along with her mother and sisters. Starving but determined, the women must walk, beg, and bluff their way through war torn China to find and confront the family that left them behind. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The book is based on my family story and follows my grandmother’s journey from rural Shandong to Qingdao, then Hong Kong, and eventually to Taiwan. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Hai’s character is based on my grandmother, so yes! My “protagonist” helped raise me, and much of her personality has shaped my own. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Determined, caring, braver-than-she-thinks-she-is 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned so much about the refugee enclaves in Hong Kong, which I never even knew existed. I had always assumed that my grandmother went directly from Northern China to Taiwan. I never realized that so many Chinese refugees had to pass through Hong Kong—and that many of…