An Na
An Na
An Nais a South Korea-born American children's book author. Starting her career as a middle school English and History teacher, Na turned to writing novels after taking a young adult literature class while enrolled in an M.F.A. program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She gained success with her very first novel A Step From Heaven, published by Front Street Press in 2001, which won the annual Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association recognizing the year's "best...
NationalitySouth Korean
ProfessionAuthor
heart long gypsy
I'm sort of a gypsy at heart and don't like to stay in one place too long.
stars war geek
I was a total sci-fi geek. Star Wars was my ultimate favorite.
chinese actors want
I hope Hong Kong and Asia wants to hire American Asian actresses as much as Hollywood has been hiring Chinese actors from Asia.
form animation
I've loved all forms of animation.
parent chef i-love-food
Both my parents are chefs I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.
mom baby stars
Mom takes all the credit for my success. Now Mom says, 'I read your face when you were a baby, and it said you were going to be a star. That's why I named you Ming - because it's all about the sun and the stars and enlightenment.'
fighting excited scene
I'm always excited to do the fight scenes.
simple names firsts
I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple.
stars war one-day
I've always dreamed that George Lucas would call me one day and ask me to be in one of the 'Star Wars' films.
country parent pittsburgh
When I grew up in Pittsburgh in my parents' restaurant, I was almost like a country bumpkin.
moving people forgiving
People who have had family members killed are able to forgive the murderer because that's the only way they can move on.
people rewards synergy
I love that synergy between being entertainers and having people respond. There's no greater reward.
dream space lovely
Being a sci-fi geek, it was just lovely to be on a show where I pretend I'm in outer space. That's always been my dream: to pretend to be out in space or actually be out in space.
chinese proud
I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.