“It is the strong bond between the two Chinese-Cambodian sisters that makes Dragon Chica a tender story. Sometimes funny, always very much alive, this novel introduces yet another variation on the modern-day immigrant experience.”
    Dallas Morning News

“A remarkable act of literary magic.”  
Robert Olen Butler, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain.

“Powerful, witty and profound. Dragon Chica introduces a new kind of American heroine.”
Alicia Erian, author of Towelhead.

“What does it take to survive? Dragon Chica shows that you need courage, luck, cojones, a sense of humor, and a few miracles.”
Lac Su, author of the award-winning memoir I Love Yous Are for White People.

“From the killing fields of Cambodia to a Chinese restaurant in the middle of the cornfields of Nebraska, Dragon Chica takes the reader deep into a compelling story about two sisters and the secret histories that surround them.”
Marie Myung-Ok Lee, author of Somebody’s Daughter.