Karin K. Jensen is the author of an Asian American coming of age memoir, "The Strength of Water" through Balestier Press. Since 2021, she has won NewsBreak editorial awards three times, one on the topic of #StopAsianHate and one on #AAPI Voices. For her work, Authority Magazine named her a Social Impact Author in 2021. She lives in sunny Alameda, California where she enjoys life by the ocean with her husband and two daughters, teaching children to dance, costumes, fantasy, and penning stories in the local tea garden.