About the Author - Nadine Sachiko Hsu

MY BACKGROUND
I was one of the first women in the USA to pursue drifting, a professional motorsport that originated from Japan in the 1980’s. From 2002-2006, I was a 14 sponsor-backed professional racecar driver and one of the only women competing in the Formula Drift Series (America’s 1st professional drift racing series). I am the founder of Drifting Pretty (an organization for the advancement of women in motorsports), stunt double in Fast & The Furious Tokyo Drift, drift racing instructor, and was a regular competitor in local drifting competitions.

My car, which I still own today, is an award winning race car, winning numerous trophies at both car shows and drift races across California. My car was most recently featured as a cover car for Stance Magazine.

I have been interviewed & featured in countless publications & TV Shows across the USA, France, Japan and most recently the UK.

MY SOCIAL CAUSE
As I searched for books to read my daughters, I looked for children’s books that highlighted the social cause near and dear to my heart: empowering women to pursue their dreams & passions, even if they seemed socially uncommon. I also longed for books by AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islanders) and Hapa (persons of mixed Asian ancestry) women authors. These books were SO difficult to find...near impossible.

I wanted a children’s book that would empower my girls and other boys and girls to do what they dream. I also wanted to show them that little girls who dream and become race car drivers is normal these days, so I decided to write my own book to fill that void.

6 months later, book 1, “Sachiko Goes Racing” was born. I have so many personal stories and lessons I learned from being a race car driver to share, that I’ve planned an entire book series. Book 2 comes out in early 2023. Join my exclusive email list to be notified when we release more details on Book 2.

TODAY
I’m a first-time author and an avid cute children’s book reader and collector. Professionally, I am an entrepreneur that runs a luxury portrait photography studio (Sachiko Studio) in Arcadia, CA and a boutique accounting firm (Sachiko Accounting). I also co-produce the Sileightymania Podcast and Produce the Drifting Pretty Podcast.

I still go drifting once in a while, and I still own my original race car featured in the book. In my free time, you can find me collecting sneakers and dancing Hip-Hop with an all-female AAPI mom crew and spending as much time as I can on watching movies with my beloved husband Benson.