PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2018) Winner
Julie Lythcott-Haims
ジュリー・リソット・ハイムズ
Jurī Risotto-Haimuzu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1967-01-01 （Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- small towns in New York, Wisconsin, and Virginia → Palo Alto, California
Career
- Occupations
- educator, author, politician
- Active Years
- 1998-2024
- Affiliations
- Stanford University, Palo Alto City Council
- Memberships
- Democratic Party
- Influenced By
- George Ignatius Lythcott, Jean Snookes
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | — | — | BA | — | United States |
| Harvard Law School | Law School | Law | JD | — | United States |
| California College of the Arts | — | Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Stanford University
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
United States
Harvard Law School
Law School
/ Law
Degree:
JD
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
California College of the Arts
Writing
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2012
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Dinkelspiel Award | — | 学部教育への貢献 | Stanford University | winner |
| 2018 | PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award | Real American | — | PEN Oakland | winner |
Dinkelspiel Award
2010
Category:
学部教育への貢献
Organization:
Stanford University
Result:
winner
PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award
2018
Work:
Real American
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
How to Raise an Adult
2015 non-fictionCautions against helicopter parenting, arguing it hinders independence and resilience in children.
parentingindependencemental health
Real American
2017 memoirMemoir about grappling with biracial identity, with an African American father and white British mother.
raceidentityracism
Your Turn: How to Be an Adult
2021 self-helpAdvice for young adults on relationships, health, money management, and adult responsibilities.
adulthoodself-caresuccess
Bibliography
- How to Raise an Adult
- Real American
- Your Turn: How to Be an Adult
- Writing Memoir - Foreword
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- accessible prosepractical advice
- Recurring Motifs
- racial self-discoveryparent-child dynamicsimportance of independence
Legacy
Former Stanford dean of freshmen, bestselling author on parenting and race, current Palo Alto city council member.
Trivia
- Born in Lagos, Nigeria.
- Grew up biracial, the only non-white student in her high school graduating class.
- Resigned from Stanford after public revelation of an inappropriate relationship with a student.
- Democrat and delegate for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention.
- Has two adult children.