Karin K. Jensen is the author of The Strength of Water, an Asian American Coming of Age Memoir from Balestier Press. She writes local news stories for the Alameda Post and  NewsBreak. She is a professional member of the Author’s Guild and participates in the To Live and Write writer’s group. 

Since 2021, she has three times won NewsBreak editorial awards, one on the topic of #StopAsianHate and one on #AAPI Voices. For her work, Authority Magazine named her a Social Impact Author in 2021.

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