Chinese Exclusion Act
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Of Language and Lineage: Carlina Duan’s Alien Miss
All the while, the sound of the poetry behind the telling is sharp, rhythmic, and controlled.
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Reclaiming History from the Bigots: Jill Lepore’s This America
History itself is not so conveniently tidy, and neither is this book.
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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Sally Wen Mao
Sally Wen Mao discusses her new collection, OCULUS.
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Your Patriotism Isn’t Love, It’s Blindness
Love of country, some argue. With their boots firmly planted in my chest as I struggle to protest. No, that is not love, but blindness.
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This Week in Essays
Aleksandar Hemon explores moral relativism in a time of Trump for Lit Hub. At Catapult, Teow Lim Goh reminds us that we’ve been here before as she examines the repercussions of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
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The Way We Live Now
Two recent books by Asian American writers confront stereotypes while exploring the rich interiority of the characters’ lives.