News

News coverage about Grace and The Translator’s Daughter.

award nomination

44th Annual Northern California Book Awards
The Translator’s Daughter is a finalist for the Northern California Book Award in Creative Nonfiction! Awards ceremony will take place at the San Francisco Main Library on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 at 2pm. Free and open to the public.

REVIEW

Asian American Literature Fans: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
“An emotionally-wrenching and beautifully crafted memoir.”—Stephen Hong Sohn

LIST

Bookshop.org: Nonfiction Books to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month 2025
The Translator’s Daughter is one of 25 AAPI nonfiction books featured in this list

LIST

Goodreads: Celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with 189 New Books
Proud to be featured in this list for AAPI Heritage Month

ARTICLE

TaiwaneseAmerican.org: A Tradition of Gathering: Taiwanese American Writers at AWP 2025
Article about an annual gathering of Taiwanese American writers & authors at AWP, hosted by TaiwaneseAmerican.org

contest

Open for Submissions: 2025 Betty L. Yu and Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prizes
I’m proud to be a Guest Judge for the 2025 Betty L. Yu and Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prizes sponsored by TaiwaneseAmerican.org. The contest is open to writers of Taiwanese heritage (or those who have a significant connection to Taiwan or are writing about experiences relevant to Taiwanese or Taiwanese American experience). Deadline: April 18, 2025

REVIEW

River Teeth: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
“Prasad leaves readers with powerful conclusions about home and belonging.”—Zosia Paul

PODCAST

Talking Taiwan: A Conversation on The Translator’s Daughter with Grace Loh Prasad
I spoke with Felicia Lin of the Talking Taiwan podcast about the evolution of my book, the challenges of living in the diaspora, and why it’s important to pass on cultural heritage to your children

PODCAST

Talking Taiwan: An Excerpt from The Translator’s Daughter
A recording of me reading an excerpt from the The Translator’s Daughter on the Talking Taiwan podcast

recognition

Grace Loh Prasad Wins 1st Place in 2024 Panorama Prize
“Dreaming in Diaspora” wins top award in the inaugural Panorama Prize, selected by Panorama Journal editors

LIST

SF Chronicle Datebook: Best of 2024—Don’t Miss Out on Reading These Standout Books
A curated list of favorite books of 2024 by Hannah Bae, including The Translator’s Daughter

Q&A

Whale Road Review: Q&A with Grace Loh Prasad
A conversation with Aiden Bass on honesty and vulnerability, writing about my parents, and being patient with the process

Q&A

Writers League of Texas: 5 Questions for Grace Loh Prasad
A brief Q&A in conjunction with my Nov. 2024 class Unlock Your Memoir with Hybrid Structure

PODCAST

She Rocked It: How to Write a Memoir That Rocks
A conversation with Karen Gross on my writing practice, publishing journey, and the importance of women telling their stories

Q&A

Raising Mothers: Mama’s Writing—Grace Loh Prasad
A Q&A about the intersections of motherhood and writing, and what it takes to have a fulfilling creative life.

list

Taiwanese Literature Based on Your Boba Order
A fun collaborative book list by @Ambershelf and @elena.luo on Instagram. The Translator’s Daughter is Taro Milk Tea.

list

Electric Literature: 11 Books by Taiwanese & Taiwanese American Women
Delighted to be included on this reading list of Taiwanese American authors by Kim Liao.

REVIEW

Full Stop Magazine: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
“A lyrical and moving journey of the simultaneous possibility and impossibility of making and finding home.”—Vika Mujumdar

PODCAST

Chosen Tongue Podcast: I Don’t Have Instructions for the Language I’ve Lost
A conversation with Eleonora Balsano on language, identity, place and how art provides an alternate language to the one that was lost

EXCERPT

Nob Hill Gazette: Mooncakes at Mid-Autumn Festival
An excerpt from The Translator’s Daughter about when the living and deceased meet in dream-space and the symbolism of mooncakes

ESSAY

Panorama Journal: Dreaming in Diaspora
About the healing power of dreams and the significance of one’s psychic landscape/dreamscape when living in diaspora.

PODCAST

This Mama Is Lit!: A Conversation With Grace Loh Prasad
Conversation with Amanda Fields & Lisa Chiu of Literary Mama about the intersections of writing and mothering.

bookstagram

Taylor Swift as Books: The Translator’s Daughter
Check out this perfect TSwift outfit match for The Translator’s Daughter!! Cover by adam b bohannon.

REVIEW

Cha, An Asian Literary Journal: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
“Grace Loh Prasad writes about all these forms of grief in her stunning memoir The Translator’s Daughter against a backdrop for a longing of home after her family goes into exile.”

BOOK EXCERPT

The Rumpus: Going Home
An excerpt from the book about how my mother’s dementia tested my parents’ marriage—and my own.

INTERVIEW

CRAFT Literary: Grace Loh Prasad In Conversation With Susan Kiyo Ito
A conversation about the structure and themes in The Translator’s Daughter, and the importance of community.

REVIEW

The Christian Century: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
“Through a collection of beautifully written and moving essays, Prasad combs through her memories to wrestle with the consequences of migration, grief, and identity.”

ESSAY

Brevity Blog: Embracing the Unexpected: A Hybrid Approach to Memoir Structure
How I overcame the “messy middle” of writing my memoir and solved my writing challenges with hybrid structure.

ESSAY

Oldster Magazine: Letter to My Younger Self #7: Life Won’t Wait, But Writing Will
On writing through doubt, the long gestation of my memoir, and how writing & writing communities sustained me.

Q&A

Politico: One Book, Three Questions
Three questions and answers about The Translator’s Daughter in Phelim Kine’s China Watcher newsletter.

INTERVIEW

Reading Asian America: Author Interview With Grace Loh Prasad
Interview by Shenwei Chang for Taiwanese American Heritage Week 2024.

REVIEW

Washington Independent Review of Books: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
Book review by Priyanka Champaneri.

Q&A

The Offing: Q&A With Grace Loh Prasad, Author of The Translator’s Daughter
Conversation between me and Vonetta Young.

interview

Write or Die Magazine: On Diaspora, Grief and Writing Her Memoir
Conversation between me and Neha Bagchi.

rEview

Mochi Magazine: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
“Prasad’s memoir is about her experiences and the larger pattern of immigration and the making and unmaking of a family.”

RECORDING

KALW Radio New Arrivals: Excerpt of The Translator’s Daughter
Listen to me read a 2-minute excerpt of my memoir on my local NPR affiliate station.

REVIEW

Shelf Awareness: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
“Prasad's memoir is a tender tribute to her multilingual parents and a sensitive evocation of life as part of the Asian diaspora.”

BOOK excerpt

Literary Hub: Caught Between Zodiacs: A Capricorn Daughter Remembers Her Translator Father
An excerpt about beginnings & endings; fissures & overlaps; and the tension & tenderness of existing in multiple spaces.

ESSAY

Guernica: Arrivals and Departures
About my family’s history of travel and the many migrations that led to my complicated sense of identity.

ESSAY

Hawai’i Review of Books: Becoming the Translator’s Daughter
About my relationship with my dad and with language, and the reasons I didn’t inherit his fluency and mobility.

REVIEW

Foreword Reviews: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
“A poignant memoir about the joy, sadness, struggle, and complexities of being an immigrant.”

book excerpt

Longreads: Chaos and Cosmic Order: Year of the Dragon
Excerpt from the first chapter of my book, on trying to make it home in time for Lunar New Year.

REVIEW

Library Journal: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
“A compelling and poignant story that sheds light on Taiwanese culture and recent history.”

book excerpt

A Broad and Ample Road: The Pig Festival
Excerpt from my book on a pivotal election in Taiwan and the politics that informed my parents’ generation.

LIST

Electric Literature: 75 Books to Read by Women of Color in 2024
Excited to be included in R.O. Kwon’s sensational annual roundup of new/forthcoming books by women writers of color.