She is the author of critically acclaimed novels Shark Dialogues (1994) and Song of the Exile, both of which explore aspects of life as a Polynesian in Western society.
She has also written two Kindle eBooks namely "House of Skin" and "Cannibal Nights".
Her novel The Spy Lover recounts the story of a Chinese immigrant soldier, Johnny Tom, caught in the tumult of U.S. Civil War.
Published by Thomas & Mercer, the book was released on 28 August 2012.
She has received the Eliot Cades Awards in Literature, and a writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.