Nina Mata started portraying Asian women when violence was targeted at some Asian women with the covid pandemic. The cadence of the book is perfect, a beautiful drawing of the featured woman and then a page or so of their major accomplishments.

I really enjoyed this book (and I'm nearly 60). Beautiful and informational. My sister-in-law is Filippino and my niece is 8.

Readers will meet: Mary Tape · Umpeylia “Sugar Pie” DeSanto · Susan Ahn Cuddy · Sunisa “Suni” Lee · Zarina Hashmi · Cristeta Comerford · Anna May Wong · Grace Lee Boggs · Christine Ha · Kimora Lee Simmons · Vicki Manalo Draves · Amy Tan · Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu · Tammy Duckworth · Lucy Liu · Gyo Fujikawa · Kalpana Chawla · Helen Zia · Ny Sou Okon · Vera Wang · Geena Rocero · Patsy Mink · Gabriella Wilson (H.E.R.) · Dr. Erika Lee · Chloe Kim · Margaret Cho · Maya Lin · Yuri Kochiyama · Kristi Yamaguchi · Tye Leung Schulze · Ali Wong · Dr. Kazue Togasaki · Merritt Moore · Nicole Ponseca · Miyoshi Umeki · Joy Cho · Dorothy Toy · Ruby Ibarra · Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee · Kamala Harris

Many thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins Publishing for approving my request to read the advance review copy of Girls to the Front - 40 Asian American Women Who Blazed a Trail by Niña Mata in exchange for an honest review.

96 pages. Publication date is Jan 28, 2025.