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Linda was born in Okinawa, Japan and lived there until age 7 when she moved to the United States. Because of her racial background (her mother was Japanese and her father was African-American) and her family’s constant movement from city to city, Linda has developed a sense of adventure and love of travel which has taken her from Asia to Europe to South America.

Linda and her adopted daughter now live in downtown Manhattan. In 2008, Linda started NYC Single Mom.com, a lifestyle website devoted to the concerns, challenges and triumphs of single moms in New York City and NYC Single Mom Reviews, a product reviews, events and tips website for busy moms on the go.  In addition, she is a contributing writer for www.NYMetropolista.com and www.travelingmom.com.

Prior to founding the site, Linda was a marketer for several Fortune 50 companies. Most recently, she worked in the financial services industry and, like so many hundreds of thousands of people, was laid off. This gave her opportunity to follow her dream to pursue her writing.

While she is in search of her next job, she is writing a book focused on her experience as a Japanese/African American single woman adopting a child. She hopes to share her story with others and provide some humor, insight and a very new twist on traditional adoption.