Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
Hyeseung Song tackles head on the expectations she faced growing up and the journey she had to make to find her self-worth.
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The Night Parade: A genre-bending memoir that helps reshape the cultural narrative on bipolar illness and grief
Jami Nakamura Lin has written a rich, exquisitely illustrated memoir that expands the cultural narrative on mental illness and grief.
Hua Hsu’s Tender Elegy to a Lost Friend Resonates
The memoir Stay True is a powerful tribute to a friendship cut short by tragedy and to writing as a tool for survival.
The Imposter Syndrome: Why Some Asian American Youth Destroy Themselves Trying to Live Up to the “Model Minority” Ideal
An interview with scholar erin Khuê Ninh about her remarkable book Passing for Perfect: College Imposters and Other Model Minorities.
Turning Red: A Quirky Coming-of-Age Tale of Breaking Through Intergenerational Pain
A teenage girl learns to embrace her inner panda -- the weird, emotional, creative, messy parts that lie within us all.
