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Re-thinking “Asian American”.

Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

August 6, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

I set my entire June TBR list over two months ago, including this book, but it turned out to be an eerily prescient choice. When I was reading the bits about the 1992 L.A. riots, and the parts where she directly addressed anti-back racism in America, I felt such a weird sense of momentous synchronicity. Anyway, the book. This was nearly a five star read for me, and will likely be a five star book for many. My reasons for not giving it the full […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: an asian american reckoning, Asian-American, Cathy Park Hong, criticism, essays, minor feelings, narfna, non fiction

narfna's CBR12 Review No:93 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: an asian american reckoning, Asian-American, Cathy Park Hong, criticism, essays, minor feelings, narfna, non fiction ·
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