Anne de Graaf
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Anne de Graaf (born 1959)[1] is an American-born Dutch academic, diversity advocate and is the author of over 80 books, with 5 million sold worldwide.[2] She has won the International Historical Fiction Christy Award in 2000 for Out of the Red Shadow, the final book of her Hidden Harvest series,[3] and the East European Christian Children's Book Award in 2007 for Dance Upon the Sea.[4] Anne de Graaf currently teaches Human Rights and Human Security; and Peace Lab at Amsterdam University College[5] and serves as the Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Amsterdam.[6][7]
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Anne de Graaf | |
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Born | January 17, 1959 San Francisco, USA |
Occupation | Professor
Chief Diversity Officer Author |
Nationality | American/Dutch[citation needed] |
Citizenship | Dutch |
Education | PhD International Relations |
Alma mater | Stanford University, University of St. Andrews |
Genre | International Historical Fiction
International Intrigue Fiction Children's Christian |
Notable works | Out of the Red Shadow, Dance Upon the Sea |
Notable awards | 2000 Christy Award, 2007 East European Christian Children's Book Award |
Partner | Erik de Graaf |
Children | Julia de Graaf, Daniel de Graaf |
Website | |
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Anne de Graaf was born in San Francisco, graduated from Stanford University, and received her PhD in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews.[8] Her doctoral thesis, Speaking Peace into Being: Voice, Youth And Agency in a Deeply Divided Society[9], focused on the impact of the youth in post-conflict nations. Anne has lived in Ireland and the Netherlands with her husband and their two children.[10] Besides her work as an author, lecturer and Chief Diversity Officer, de Graaf has also worked as a journalist for the Dutch National Press Club, and as an economics translator for the Dutch government.[10] She is a member of the British Society of Authors in London and the Rotary Club Westland-Polanen in The Netherlands.[10]