Karen Ma is a Chinese-American author/journalist based in Beijing. A contributing writer for many international publications, Ma has authored numerous articles on cross-cultural issues for the International Herald Tribune, New York Newsday, The Japan Times, South China Morning Post and the New Delhi-based Mint. Ma is the author of Excess Baggage, a semi-autobiographical novel based loosely on her family's experience as Chinese immigrants living in Tokyo during the 1990s, published in 2013 by China Books. She's also the author of the non-fiction book Modern Madam Butterfly: Fantasy and Reality of Japanese Cross-cultural Relationships, published in 1996 by Charles E. Tuttle. Visit her website for more information. [Reviews]