About the Author
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Brief Bio
Apple grew up during China’s Cultural Revolution and came to the US in 1989 in her 20s. She writes stories about her life and those of people she knows. Her goal is to enrich Asian American cultural heritage and history and to enhance cultural understanding and acceptance among all people.
In 2023, Apple published her debut book, Las Crosses, a memoir of the first eight months after she arrived in America from Beijing. It has gained recognition in categories of memoirs, women's non-fiction, multicultural non-fiction, and travel. Apple also produces self-help-related books and edits anthologies.
Apple is the mother and guardian of five children. She volunteers, is a friend to many, and is a professor at Syracuse University. Apple is a USTA-rated tennis player and an award-winning amateur ballroom dancer. She loves hiking, traveling, movies, concerts, books, and cultural events.
Lengthy Bio
Apple is a professor at Syracuse University. She was a historian in her profession and a founding editor-in-chief. Over 30 years, she has published 200+ academic articles and three books. Her research has been cited more than 15,500 times by scholars from many disciplines. She has been recognized with 23 awards and recognitions for teaching, research, and service.
Apple started her literary journey in 2017 by taking courses at the YMCA’s Downtown Writers Center. In 2023, she published her debut memoir, Las Crosses: An Unwavering Journey to a New Life in America. The book has been among Amazon's best sellers in several categories including Biographies & Memoirs of Asian & Asian Americans, History of China, Asian American Demographic Studies, and Biographies of Educators. The book is selected as the finalist for the 2023 Annual Intendent Author Network (IAN) Books of the Year Award in the categories of women's non-fiction and multiple-cultural non-fiction. It also received the 2023 Outstanding Creator Award in the categories of Biographies/Autobiographies/Memoires (3rd place), Travel (3rd place), and Multicultural/Bilingual Books (2nd place).
Apple has kept a busy, productive, and mindful life with the help of her self-designed journal notebook that utilizes BuJo ideas. To benefit others with her own experience, she published her journey notebook as a self-help time management or life management tool, All-in-One Dotted Journal Notebook, in 2023.
Apple continues to write short stories and books about her life and those of people she knows. Her goal is to enrich Asian American cultural heritage and history and to enhance cultural understanding and acceptance among all people. She also wants to help other authors to have their voices heard. After witnessing the struggles of many writing buddies, she established the Voices Heard Anthology Series. The first volume, 28 Voices, is co-edited with Georgia A. Popoff and includes short pieces from 28 contributors. It is published in June 2024.
Apple currently is writing historical novels based on true events in China.
Apple grew up during China’s Cultural Revolution and came to the US in 1989 in her 20s. She is the mother and guardian of five children. She is a USTA-rated tennis player and an award-winning amateur ballroom dancer. She loves hiking, traveling, movies, concerts, books, and cultural events.
email: Apple@AppleAnBooks.com.