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Asians have been a part of the fabric of the United States for as long as the country has existed, yet they are often over looked, forgotten, and excluded. Cathy Park Hong explores racial consciousness and her own feelings of shame and sadness in her book and theory Minor Feelings.
The fast paced and drama filled plot covers up the poorly developed characters. It's a fun summer read, but completely lacking in depth.
This is one of those memoirs you'll start reading and find your hand over your heart. This one story represents thousands and thousands of untold stories. Kan's coming of age memoir touches on China's one-child policy, hukou, forced, sterilization, religion, and much more.
Helen Zia brings a human and personal aspect to the struggle and resilience of the thousands of people fleeing Shanghai during the communist revolution.
I loved watching the movie last night, and I power read through the book on Monday. I love seeing POC represented in the media. Also Asian men are hot.
At 19, Joy finds out her family’s biggest secret. She runs away to find her father in her ancestral homeland of newly communist China.Â