Originally recorded on November 1, 2022. Award-winning writer Christina Soontornvat and Professor Sarah Park Dahlen discuss Asian American youth literature and the implementation of the TEAACH Act in Illinois.

Christina Soontornvat is an author, engineer, and STEM educator. Her publications for children include picture books, the Diary of an Ice Princess chapter book series, the middle grade fantasy novel A Wish in the Dark, and her nonfiction biography, All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team. The latter two were both named 2021 Newbery Honor Books. Her latest book, The Tryout, is a graphic novel memoir and was published in September 2022 by Scholastic/Graphix.