Cynthia Dewi Oka

Cynthia Dewi Oka is the author of Fire Is Not a Country (Northwestern University Press, 2021); Salvage (Northwestern University Press, 2017); and Nomad of Salt and Hard Water (Thread Makes Blanket Press, 2016). 

Oka is a member of the Sanctuary Advocate Coalition, which works to expand sanctuary in vision and practice through the framework of Black-brown unity. She lives in Los Angeles.