The author grew up in Saigon during the height of the Vietnam War. She now lives in Montreal, Canada after extended stays in the US, Latin America and Switzerland. She is the mother of two girls and works as a family physician in a community health clinic. She has published two novels: "Palawan Story" - finalist for the Concordia University First Book Prize and "That Summer in Provincetown". Both novels deal with the psychological effects of war and displacement.