Wai Chim (born 1983)[1] is a Chinese American author of books for children and young adults residing in Australia.
[2] Born and raised in New York,[2] Wai spoke Cantonese in her home growing up, and spent time in Japan before relocating to Australia in 2006.
[3] Chim graduated from Duke University where she majored in English and Economics.
[6] Shaozhen: Through My Eyes is part of the "Natural Disaster Zones" series which was awarded the 2019 Educational Publishing Award, given by the Australian Publishers Association (APA).
[7] Her most recent release, The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling, features a Chinese Australian family, and was finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers' Literature.