Kathleen Burkinshaw is a Japanese American author, the daughter of a Hiroshima survivor and resides in Charlotte, NC. She’s a wife, mom, and owns a dog who thinks she’s a kitchen ninja. In 2019 she spoke about her mother’s experience in Hiroshima at the United Nations (NYC) and on UN virtual events for the 75^th anniversary of atomic bombing. Kathleen has presented to middle/high schools around the world for the past 10 years. She also has been a featured guest on NHK World Japan, Asian American Magazines, and on numerous podcasts. Writing gives her an outlet for her daily struggle with disabling chronic pain from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.