Allison Hong Merrill joined hour two of GTU to share how she turned her real life experiences and created an award winning book. Merrill is a Taiwanese immigrant and award-winning author who combines great narrative talents with her Chinese background to produce inspirational memoirs. Merrill was born and raised in Taiwan and moved to the United States as a university student at the age of twenty-two.
Merrill writes fiction and creative nonfiction in both Chinese and English. Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops, Merrills memoir, was published in September 2021 and has since won several literary awards.
Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops is for anybody who has faced discrimination based on gender, race, or immigration status. Overall, it’s about a strong woman of color determined to create her own path in the world.
If you or a friend is interested in Merrill’s book, visit the links below!
Social Media Information
Website: Allison Hong Merrill
Twitter: @xieshou
Instagram: @allison.hong.merrill
Book: Ninety-Nine Fire Hoops
