About Kara

Kara Eng, a rising Gen Z author…

has been writing ever since she was a little girl. Her first book, Not Just a Simple Chinese Girl, was released in May 2022, coinciding with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Kara’s work was featured on WGN 9, Chicago’s NBC 5 News, the “Next-Gen American Authors Celebrate their Culture and Heritage” webinar with the Chinese American Heritage Foundation, the Chinese American Museum of Chicago, the Reading with Your Kids Podcast, the Chicago Public Libraries, the Austin Public Libraries, and Read & Run Chicago.

When she is not writing or engrossed in books, you’ll find her venturing for the finest boba and matcha lattes, watching K-dramas, singing, baking, or hanging out with family and friends. She is currently studying at the University of Texas at Austin.

“Next-Gen American Authors Celebrate their Culture and Heritage” with Kara Eng – Author of “Not Just a Simple Chinese Girl”, Ryan Doan-Nguyen – Harvard Vietnamese Association Co-President and Stop Asian Hate Boston Organizer Moderated by: Suzanne Park – Fiction Author of “So We Meet Again” and forthcoming “The Christmas Clash”