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
exciting feels
I just feel exciting.
heart my-heart
I just follow my heart.
fighting trying lasts
I just keep fighting and try to be the last one standing.
worry needs
I don't need to worry about being idolised.
tattoo time
The first time I showed the tattoo, it was big news in the newspaper: 'She has a tattoo with a snake.' It's not a snake.
crowd hole phil pulling replay shook starting
The only hole I'd want to replay is starting on the 15th, ... From there, the crowd pulling for Phil so much, kind of shook me up a little bit.
home thinking cooking
There's just so much love that goes into home cooking, and I think it will really help the American family overall. I'm hoping to maybe get a cookbook out one day because I've got some great family recipes.
character trying actresses
I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters. I'm not just an ingenue.
agents asian roles
The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.
chinese proud
I'm as proud to be Chinese as I am American.
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.
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.
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.
simple names firsts
I'm like Madonna: I'm Ming-Na. Just my first and middle name. That's it. Pure and simple.