Yuko Iida Frost is a first-generation immigrant from Japan and a retired teacher of math and science. Her memoir excerpts and essays have appeared in several literary magazines such as: Apple Valley Review, which awarded her with the 2022 Editor’s Prize and nominated her piece for Pushcart, 34th Parallel, Hippocampus Magazine, LIT Magazine, and Arcturus (Chicago Book of Review). One more piece has been accepted by Cimarron Review and is scheduled to appear sometime soon. Yuko’s scholarly essay on Japan’s non-profit sector appeared in The Brookings Review. Her Yale thesis on the American NGO sector was published in the Institute for Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore. She has a BA in Government from Smith College and an MBA from Yale. Yuko is currently pursuing an MFA in Nonfiction at Bennington College. She is also an award-winning pastel artist. She lives with her husband in northern Virginia.
