 Both "Shanghai Girls" and "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" received honorable mentions from the Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature.See's novel, "The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane (2017)", is a powerful story about circumstances, culture, and distance among the Akha people of Xishuangbanna, China.It paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond of family.