My story began in India and has carried me across continents, cultures and nearly six decades of searching for what it means to belong.

I was born in India and adopted to America at six years old, arriving in a new country where English was my fourth language. I grew up in Corvallis, Oregon, and later earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Sciences from Oregon State University.

For many years, I carried questions about identity, family, memory and the circumstances of my adoption. Eventually, writing became the way I began giving those memories a voice.

My memoir, The Lucky Lotus, tells the story of my childhood, adoption and journey toward understanding my own beginnings. My children’s Blue Bear Series grew from those same childhood memories, told through the eyes of a young girl and her beloved blue teddy bear.

Today, I write about belonging, courage, identity and finding home—not because those questions have simple answers, but because they have shaped my life.