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Timea was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1976. She is the daughter of Andras Csonka,
who was the custom coordinator and part time actor at the Jozsef Varosi Theater in Budapest,
Hungary. Her mother Olga Csonka, was one of the first women to become a computer operator
for IBM in Budapest, Hungary. Timea has one brother Andras Csonka Jr. With her parents and
brother, Timea left Hungary in 1987. With the hope of finding a new life they stayed in an
Austrian refugee camp for one year. At the camp, refugees were forced to share a room with
hundreds of bunk beds, one bathroom and scarce food! To escape reality, she began to write
poetry about her life’s experiences.
In 1988, Timea and her family were transferred out of the refugee camp to the small town of
Sandl, Austria. The town was small and its people were very helpful. Many families opened their
homes to the refugee families and allowed their children to attend school. This gave Timea the
opportunity to learn German and translate for her parents. However, they had many unpleasant
times as well. The town of Sandl, was very proud of their Nazi heritage and most kept their
traditions alive. They wore white hooded robes as they walked to the residence where Timea's
family was living. The towns men eagerly called out the last names of all the refugee families,
meanwhile warning them not to dare to come out as they burned a cross on their front lawn.
For many days Timea would come home from school after being beaten and verbally abused
for being a Gypsy refugee. However, she is the Granddaughter of two extraordinary woman,
Grandmother Olga Farkas and her Great Grandmother Julia Herman. Olga Farkas, was a half
Hungarian -Gypsy who was taken by the Nazis on the train to Auschwitz, in World War
II. Olga's life was spared by a bomb which demolished the train track her train was on. Although
many she knew died by the hands of the Nazi's, she was able to flee the seen and survived
Hitler's rain of terror. Timea's Great-Grandmother Julia Herman, was a German-Jew who
outwitted the Germans and fled to Hungary as a translator. Knowing that her bloodline was
made from such strong women, Timea is always reminded that she as well has the ability to
overcome prejudice.
In 1989, thanks to the help of Trinity Church in Vermilion, South Dakota her family moved
to the United States of America! The local newspaper, Plain Talk, wrote an article of their
journey to the United States of America, but because Timea was unable to read the article, she
strived to learn the American culture and language fluently within one year of living in the United
States. In 1990 they moved to Sunnyvale, California where she attended Homestead High
School. Timea worked as a housekeeper/babysitter to help support her family, and volunteered
to help out with the Special Needs students in her High School during the summer programs. She
decided to continue her poetry writing in 1991. By the age of 17, one of her poems she wrote
for her father was published in a Hungarian Newspaper. In 1993 Timea and her family moved to
Glendale, Arizona. She attended Alhambra High where she became the assistant librarian. She
graduated from Alhambra High School in 1995. As her graduation present, her parents sent her
for a vacation to Hungary to learn about her Hungarian culture. Timea took a job at her cousin
Otto's Youth Hostel, and after work she studied Hungarian Literature. Through her studies she
discovered that she was related to a famous Hungarian writer, Remenyik Zsigmond, and her
great-great grandfather was a Baron, named Sághi Baro, from Dormand, Hungary.
After she returned to the USA, Timea and her family moved back to California. In the fall of
1995 she attended De Anza College to study American Literature, World History and Graphic
Designs. Timea worked at Wolf Camera and Ritz Camera to put herself through College. In
1998 she began to date her husband Jayson C. Frye. In 1999 Jayson and Timea married.
Timea became a stay at home mother of two daughters. In 2002 she set her goal to become a
published author. Timea’s dream to become a published author was constantly denied, yet she
never accepted no for an answer. In 2004 she wrote 3 children’s books, 2 non-fiction novels. In
2005, she was dissatisfied with her accomplishments and was determent to do more. During the
same year not only did she struggled to save her mother from lung cancer, she succeeded with
publishing her first book of poetry, The Violin, and created a place for children and adult poets to
receive recognition for their artistic effort at www.tnjpoetry.com. In 2006, TnJPoetry, Inc
became a non-profit corporation that provides yearly poetry/lyrics contests for all poets including
the special needs communities throughout the United States and worldwide.
In 2010 Timea returned back to her studies to complete her PH.D in Psychology and
become the first Doctor in her family.
who was the custom coordinator and part time actor at the Jozsef Varosi Theater in Budapest,
Hungary. Her mother Olga Csonka, was one of the first women to become a computer operator
for IBM in Budapest, Hungary. Timea has one brother Andras Csonka Jr. With her parents and
brother, Timea left Hungary in 1987. With the hope of finding a new life they stayed in an
Austrian refugee camp for one year. At the camp, refugees were forced to share a room with
hundreds of bunk beds, one bathroom and scarce food! To escape reality, she began to write
poetry about her life’s experiences.
In 1988, Timea and her family were transferred out of the refugee camp to the small town of
Sandl, Austria. The town was small and its people were very helpful. Many families opened their
homes to the refugee families and allowed their children to attend school. This gave Timea the
opportunity to learn German and translate for her parents. However, they had many unpleasant
times as well. The town of Sandl, was very proud of their Nazi heritage and most kept their
traditions alive. They wore white hooded robes as they walked to the residence where Timea's
family was living. The towns men eagerly called out the last names of all the refugee families,
meanwhile warning them not to dare to come out as they burned a cross on their front lawn.
For many days Timea would come home from school after being beaten and verbally abused
for being a Gypsy refugee. However, she is the Granddaughter of two extraordinary woman,
Grandmother Olga Farkas and her Great Grandmother Julia Herman. Olga Farkas, was a half
Hungarian -Gypsy who was taken by the Nazis on the train to Auschwitz, in World War
II. Olga's life was spared by a bomb which demolished the train track her train was on. Although
many she knew died by the hands of the Nazi's, she was able to flee the seen and survived
Hitler's rain of terror. Timea's Great-Grandmother Julia Herman, was a German-Jew who
outwitted the Germans and fled to Hungary as a translator. Knowing that her bloodline was
made from such strong women, Timea is always reminded that she as well has the ability to
overcome prejudice.
In 1989, thanks to the help of Trinity Church in Vermilion, South Dakota her family moved
to the United States of America! The local newspaper, Plain Talk, wrote an article of their
journey to the United States of America, but because Timea was unable to read the article, she
strived to learn the American culture and language fluently within one year of living in the United
States. In 1990 they moved to Sunnyvale, California where she attended Homestead High
School. Timea worked as a housekeeper/babysitter to help support her family, and volunteered
to help out with the Special Needs students in her High School during the summer programs. She
decided to continue her poetry writing in 1991. By the age of 17, one of her poems she wrote
for her father was published in a Hungarian Newspaper. In 1993 Timea and her family moved to
Glendale, Arizona. She attended Alhambra High where she became the assistant librarian. She
graduated from Alhambra High School in 1995. As her graduation present, her parents sent her
for a vacation to Hungary to learn about her Hungarian culture. Timea took a job at her cousin
Otto's Youth Hostel, and after work she studied Hungarian Literature. Through her studies she
discovered that she was related to a famous Hungarian writer, Remenyik Zsigmond, and her
great-great grandfather was a Baron, named Sághi Baro, from Dormand, Hungary.
After she returned to the USA, Timea and her family moved back to California. In the fall of
1995 she attended De Anza College to study American Literature, World History and Graphic
Designs. Timea worked at Wolf Camera and Ritz Camera to put herself through College. In
1998 she began to date her husband Jayson C. Frye. In 1999 Jayson and Timea married.
Timea became a stay at home mother of two daughters. In 2002 she set her goal to become a
published author. Timea’s dream to become a published author was constantly denied, yet she
never accepted no for an answer. In 2004 she wrote 3 children’s books, 2 non-fiction novels. In
2005, she was dissatisfied with her accomplishments and was determent to do more. During the
same year not only did she struggled to save her mother from lung cancer, she succeeded with
publishing her first book of poetry, The Violin, and created a place for children and adult poets to
receive recognition for their artistic effort at www.tnjpoetry.com. In 2006, TnJPoetry, Inc
became a non-profit corporation that provides yearly poetry/lyrics contests for all poets including
the special needs communities throughout the United States and worldwide.
In 2010 Timea returned back to her studies to complete her PH.D in Psychology and
become the first Doctor in her family.
Biography of Timea Csonka Frye |