Kim, A. (Alison)

Biography

Alison Kim, a Chinese-Korean lesbian, graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Women's Studies/Art in 1989. While at the University, Alison started her Pacific/Asian Lesbians Collection and won second place in the library's Book Collection Contest. In 1987, she edited an anthology of Asian/Pacific Islander lesbians writings, entitled Between the Lines, which included an early version of her bibliography. In the same year, with President's Undergraduate Fellowship, she traveled across the United States gathering Asian/Pacific Islander lesbian newsletters, writings and other memorabilia. Alison now resides in San Francisco and is, in her words, "a double Virgo, proud mama, and always a UC Slug".

From the guide to the Asian Pacific Islander Lesbian Collection, 1980-2001, (University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library. Special Collections and Archives)