We recently had the chance to chat with Gao over email about creating such an emotional memoir, her early memories of Wuhan, and her message for her Asian American readers.
Bhuiyan, who is now 22, was very aware that the stories she came across did not reflect her experiences as a Bangladeshi American teen from an immigrant family.
On May 5, Democratic Representative Grace Meng of New York and Democratic Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii introduced the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in response to the extreme increase in anti-Asian hate crimes over the last year.
The Mahjong Line — a company that produces tiles for mahjong, a tile game with major Chinese cultural and historical significance — was recently “canceled” by thousands of social media users for cultural appropriation.
A Phở Love Story centers on two teens whose families own rival phở restaurants in the Little Saigon section of their hometown.
The ongoing sexual violence toward Asian women is undeniably linked to widespread, hypersexualized stereotypes that have stripped Asian women of their personhood and individuality.