Mitgliedjeffgillenkirk

"Home, Away" -- a novel (Chin Music Press). "Bitter Melon: Inside America's Last Rural All-Chinese Town" (Heyday Books)

I am an author, journalist, and political commentator. My articles and book reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Parenting magazine, The Nation, Mother Jones, America, and other publications.

My nonfiction book, "Bitter Melon: Inside America’s Last Rural All-Chinese Town", won the Commonwealth Club’s Silver Medal award for best California history. In addition to my writing, I offer strategic communications support for community-based organizations in California and across the country.