Author Wende Dikec graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989 with a BA in Japanese and Economics and a certificate in Asian Studies. Dikec has become an award winning author of Young Adult Fiction and Adult Romance. Her new book, Saying Goodbye Part One, is dedicated to the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures. Dikec's biography and more information about her novels can be found at: www.wendedikec.com and www.abigaildrake.com