Grace Loh Prasad
Author, The Translator’s Daughter (Ohio State University Press)
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A Taiwanese American writer unfurls themes of memory, dislocation, language, and loss to tell a unique story about reclaiming one’s heritage while living in a diaspora.
Events
4/19: Taiwanese American Memoir Book Club reads The Translator’s Daughter
4/19: Taiwanese American Memoir Book Club reads The Translator’s Daughter
In celebration of the growing canon of Taiwanese American memoirs (and manifestos!) in the literary world, we’re delighted to host a year-long reading series in 2026 to enjoy and discuss these text…
News & Accolades
Nominated for the Northern California Book Award!
Nominated for the Northern California Book Award!
Bookshop.org: Nonfiction Books to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month 2025
Bookshop.org: Nonfiction Books to Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month 2025
Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with Bookshop.org’s curated recommendations of AAPI authors.
Winner 2024 Panorama Prize: Panorama Journal | Cities: Dreaming in Diaspora
Winner 2024 Panorama Prize: Panorama Journal | Cities: Dreaming in Diaspora
SF Chronicle Datebook: Best of 2024—Don’t Miss Reading These Standout Books
SF Chronicle Datebook: Best of 2024—Don’t Miss Reading These Standout Books
Uncovered history, speculative futures and far-flung settings beckon from an array of writers showing their impressive range.
Electric Literature: 11 Books by Taiwanese and Taiwanese American Women
Electric Literature: 11 Books by Taiwanese and Taiwanese American Women
I've Been Swifted! Featured in Taylor Swift as Books 📚
I've Been Swifted! Featured in Taylor Swift as Books 📚
Electric Literature: 75 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2024
Electric Literature: 75 Books By Women of Color to Read in 2024
Interviews with Grace
Talking Taiwan Podcast: A Conversation with Grace Loh Prasad
Talking Taiwan Podcast: A Conversation with Grace Loh Prasad
Grace Loh Prasad’s debut memoir is The Translator’s Daughter. I spoke with her about how she started off writing it.
Whale Road Review: Q&A with Grace Loh Prasad—Be Patient with the Process
Whale Road Review: Q&A with Grace Loh Prasad—Be Patient with the Process
The Translator’s Daughter by Grace Loh PrasadThe Ohio State UP, 2024 Grace Loh Prasad’s memoir The Translator’s Daughter follows multiple stories that follow her journey of balancing her Taiwanese …
Unlock Your Memoir: 5 Questions for Grace Loh Prasad
Unlock Your Memoir: 5 Questions for Grace Loh Prasad
She Rocked It Podcast: Grace Loh Prasad on How to Write a Memoir That Rocks
She Rocked It Podcast: Grace Loh Prasad on How to Write a Memoir That Rocks
Grace Loh Prasad shares how her lauded memoir took shape and how others can also tap into the stories they hold inside.
Grace Loh Prasad | Raising Mothers—Mama’s Writing
Grace Loh Prasad | Raising Mothers—Mama’s Writing
LISTEN: Chosen Tongue Podcast: Grace Loh Prasad on the Language She’s Lost
LISTEN: Chosen Tongue Podcast: Grace Loh Prasad on the Language She’s Lost
LISTEN: This Mama Is Lit! Podcast: Heritage and Home
LISTEN: This Mama Is Lit! Podcast: Heritage and Home
LISTEN: Open Plaza Podcast - The Translator’s Daughter
LISTEN: Open Plaza Podcast - The Translator’s Daughter
Grace Loh Prasad In Convo With Susan Kiyo Ito in CRAFT
Grace Loh Prasad In Convo With Susan Kiyo Ito in CRAFT
Woman. Warrior. Writer: Grace Loh Prasad, July 2024
Woman. Warrior. Writer: Grace Loh Prasad, July 2024
One Book, Three Questions: The Translator’s Daughter
One Book, Three Questions: The Translator’s Daughter
Half a World Apart: Grace Loh Prasad in Conversation with Jami Nakamura Lin
Half a World Apart: Grace Loh Prasad in Conversation with Jami Nakamura Lin
Masters Review: A Conversation with Grace Loh Prasad
Masters Review: A Conversation with Grace Loh Prasad
Reading Asian America: Grace Loh Prasad Author Interview
Reading Asian America: Grace Loh Prasad Author Interview
LISTEN: Grace Loh Prasad on The Academic Life Podcasts
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Podcast
LISTEN: Grace Loh Prasad on The Academic Life Podcasts
Q&A with Grace Loh Prasad in The Offing
Q&A with Grace Loh Prasad in The Offing
INTERVIEW: On Diaspora, Grief, and Writing Her Memoir
INTERVIEW: On Diaspora, Grief, and Writing Her Memoir
Essays & Book Excerpts
Raising Mothers: The Orca and the Spider: On Motherhood, Loss, and Community
Raising Mothers: The Orca and the Spider: On Motherhood, Loss, and Community
"Even though we lived an ocean apart for more than two decades, each loss was like sawing off a table leg, causing the whole structure to wobble and fall."
An Excerpt from The Translator's Daughter by Grace Loh Prasad Ep 303 - Talking Taiwan Podcast
An Excerpt from The Translator's Daughter by Grace Loh Prasad Ep 303 - Talking Taiwan Podcast
For the first episode of 2025, we’ve decided to share an excerpt from The Translator’s Daughter, a memoir written by Grace Loh Prasad.
Nob Hill Gazette: “Mooncake” Book Excerpt by Grace Loh Prasad
Nob Hill Gazette: “Mooncake” Book Excerpt by Grace Loh Prasad
I’ve never been fond of mooncakes. Although they are beautiful to look at, the traditional fillings of sweet red bean, lotus seed paste and egg yolks don’t appeal to me. I didn’t enjoy such types of sweet, starchy desserts, partly because my dad was diabetic and partly because living in America had prejudiced my palate; my idea of sweets was limited to chocolate, vanilla and fruit flavors. But now I feel a strange nostalgia for mooncakes because of what they symbolize: family reunions, sharing, the togetherness of many generations. This seasonal delicacy that I rejected in my youth has come to symbolize what I’ve lost.
Going Home: Book Excerpt in The Rumpus
Going Home: Book Excerpt in The Rumpus
On Tuesday, October 4, 2005, my mom was reported missing from her home.
Brevity Blog: Embracing the Unexpected: A Hybrid Approach to Memoir Structure
Brevity Blog: Embracing the Unexpected: A Hybrid Approach to Memoir Structure
Oldster Mag: Letter to My Younger Self #7: Life Won’t Wait, but Writing Will
Oldster Mag: Letter to My Younger Self #7: Life Won’t Wait, but Writing Will
Asian American Book Club: It’s OK If Your Writing Isn’t for Everyone
Asian American Book Club: It’s OK If Your Writing Isn’t for Everyone
LISTEN: Grace Loh Prasad reads an excerpt on NPR/KALW Radio
LISTEN: Grace Loh Prasad reads an excerpt on NPR/KALW Radio
LitHub: A Capricorn Daughter Remembers Her Translator Father
LitHub: A Capricorn Daughter Remembers Her Translator Father
Guernica: Arrivals and Departures
Guernica: Arrivals and Departures
Hawai’i Review of Books: Becoming the Translator’s Daughter
Hawai’i Review of Books: Becoming the Translator’s Daughter
KHÔRA: Things That Can’t Be Translated
KHÔRA: Things That Can’t Be Translated
EXCERPT: “Year of the Dragon” in Longreads
EXCERPT: “Year of the Dragon” in Longreads
EXCERPT: “The Pig Festival” in A Broad & Ample Road
EXCERPT: “The Pig Festival” in A Broad & Ample Road
Reviews: The Translator's Daughter
Cha First Impressions: On Grief, Diaspora, and Grace Loh Prasad’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟’𝑠 𝐷𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑒𝑟
Cha First Impressions: On Grief, Diaspora, and Grace Loh Prasad’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟’𝑠 𝐷𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑒𝑟
茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “On Grief, Diaspora, and Grace Loh Prasad’s The Translator’s Daughter”by Rebekah Chan Click HERE to read all en…
AsianAmericanLitFans | Review of The Translator’s Daughter
AsianAmericanLitFans | Review of The Translator’s Daughter
River Teeth: A Review of The Translator’s Daughter
River Teeth: A Review of The Translator’s Daughter
Full Stop Magazine: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
Full Stop Magazine: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
Framed through the lens of Prasad's shifting relationship with her parents across geographies, THE TRANSLATOR'S DAUGHTER is a startling, aching account of [her] relationship to home.
[REVIEW] “Stunning Memoir: Grace Loh Prasad’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟’𝑠 𝐷𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑒𝑟” by Susan Blumberg-Kason
[REVIEW] “Stunning Memoir: Grace Loh Prasad’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟’𝑠 𝐷𝑎𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑒𝑟” by Susan Blumberg-Kason
Review of The Translator’s Daughter in Christian Century
Review of The Translator’s Daughter in Christian Century
Washington Independent Review of Books: Review of The Translator's Daughter
Washington Independent Review of Books: Review of The Translator's Daughter
Mochi Magazine: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
Mochi Magazine: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
Shelf Awareness: Review of The Translator's Daughter
Shelf Awareness: Review of The Translator's Daughter
Foreword Reviews: Review of The Translator's Daughter
Foreword Reviews: Review of The Translator's Daughter
Library Journal: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
Library Journal: Review of The Translator’s Daughter
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Website: The Translator’s Daughter
Website: The Translator’s Daughter
The Translator’s Daughter is a memoir about navigating linguistic, cultural, political and generational barriers as an American immigrant trying to build a connection with Taiwan.
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