Pam Chun




Awards

AWARDS

-Kiriyama Prize Fiction Judge 2008

-The San Francisco Writers’ Conference, presenter 2007

-Kiriyama Prize Fiction Judge 2007

-The Hawaii Book Publisher’s Association presents WHEN STRANGE GODS CALL the 2005 Kapalapala Po’okela Award for Excellence in Literature

-Merritt College, Oakland, CA, Author presenter 2005

-The First San Francisco Writers Conference, Author presenter, 2004

-Board of Director, CAL Alumni Association, University of California at Berkeley, 2004-2007

-The Smithsonian Castle, Washington DC, co-sponsored by the Hawaii State Society, speaker 2004

-Named “Outstanding Overseas Chinese” by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, San Francisco, CA at the 52nd Annual Overseas Chinese Day and Awards, Oct 15, 2004

-US-China Friendship Assn. Western Region Conference, Honolulu, HI, Keynote speaker, 2004

-The Bamboo Ridge Writers’ Institute, presenter 2004

-The Rotary Club of Waikiki, speaker, 2004

-Interviewed on “Town Hall” on Hawaii PBS, 2004

-Alameda Literati, Author speaker 2004

-The University of San Francisco, Center for the Pacific Rim, San Francisco, CA, Pacific Rim Author Series Speaker 2004

-Pacific Rim Author Series speaker, The University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim, San Francisco, CA, 2002

-National Archives and Records Administration, Reclaiming the Legacy, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in United States History, presenter, May 2002

-The Hawaii Book Publisher’s Association awards THE MONEY DRAGON, Honorable Mention, Kapalapala Po’okela Award for Excellence in Literature, 2002

-The Bamboo Ridge Writers’ Institute, 2002

-San Francisco’s First Litquake, Author Presenter 2002

-Executive Advisory Board of the University of San Francisco, Center for the Pacific Rim, 2002



Click book title below for Synopsis & Reader's Guide

Fiction
When Strange Gods Call
When Strange Gods Call is a story of old family rivalries that threaten ill-fated lovers who defy generations of family hostility. Hawaii, a tropical paradise alive with history and myths, is the temptress that lures the lovers back and becomes part of this tale of love lost and rediscovered.
Historical Fiction
THE MONEY DRAGON
Chinese American financier and merchant Lau Ah Leong, an immigrant to Hawaii in the 1880's became one of the wealthiest men in Hawaii during a time of racial discrimination.



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