The Blue House I Loved

Kao Kalia Yang is a multigenre author of books for adults and children. Her children's books include From the Tops of the Trees, winner of the 2023 APALA Award, and Yang Warriors, also published by the University of Minnesota Press. She is a Guggenheim Fellow, holds an honorary doctorate from Carleton College, and has received several Minnesota Book Awards. She lives in Minnesota, and she speaks and teaches across the nation.

Jen Shin is an interdisciplinary artist, urbanist, architect, and environmental advocate. The daughter of immigrants and granddaughter of refugees, she is fascinated by what it means to make a home and by the places where communities create home together. She lives and works in Brooklyn.