Cynthia Kadohata

Cynthia Kadohata is an American author of YA and children’s novels. Cynthia is of Japanese descent, and writes coming-of-age stories involving Asian American women. She spent some of her time growing up in the South, and has set some of her novels there. Cynthia earned her B.A. in journalism from the University of Southern California. She also attended graduate programs at the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University. She lives in Los Angeles, California with her boyfriend, son, and dogs.