Content warning: Anti-Asian racism and violence, anti-Black racism and violence, xenophobia, specific examples of violence against Asian Americans, historical context of racism and anti-Asian sentiment in the United States, COVID-19, wartime brutality By JoAnn Yao Eight people have been shot, … [Read more...] about Unapologetically Asian American
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Q&A With Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
By Alaina Leary Today we’re pleased to welcome Malinda Lo to the WNDB blog to discuss her young adult novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club, out January 19, 2021! Acclaimed author of Ash Malinda Lo returns with her most personal and ambitious novel yet, a gripping story of love and duty set … [Read more...] about Q&A With Malinda Lo, Last Night at the Telegraph Club
How to Make a Comeback (in Middle School and in Life)
E. L. Shen was a 2017 recipient of the WNDB Internship Grant. Content note: Descriptions of racism against Asian Americans, including racist slurs and language By E. L. Shen On the first day of seventh grade, I flat-ironed my thick black hair, smoothed down my Aeropostale T-shirt, and tried … [Read more...] about How to Make a Comeback (in Middle School and in Life)
I Hope I Dream of Popo Helps Reconnect People
By Livia Blackburne Growing up in the United States, I became aware of a prototypical American model for grandparents. Sit-com grandparents, if you will. While I knew intellectually that the model was by no means universal, it still made an impression on me. In my head, American grandparents … [Read more...] about I Hope I Dream of Popo Helps Reconnect People
It’s Time for Children’s Literature to Talk About Taiwan
By Rebecca Wei Hsieh It’s hard to talk about Taiwan. I’ve spent forever agonizing over this piece, trying to approach it delicately so as not to anger folks on either side of the Taiwan Strait, to avoid being overtly political. The relationship between China and Taiwan is thorny at best. However, … [Read more...] about It’s Time for Children’s Literature to Talk About Taiwan
