Heather Jeng Bladt
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"There are 23 million people, representing more than twenty countries, each with unique languages, histories, and cultures, clumped under one banner: Asian American. Though their experiences are individual, certain commonalities appear. The pressure to perform and the weight of the model minority myth. The proximity to whiteness (for many) and the resulting privileges. The desexualizing, exoticizing, and fetishizing of their bodies. The microaggressions....
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"After being granted an early release, Piper struggles with the demands of parole and life on the outside, while other inmates--some in Litchfield and others in immigration detention facilities--experience a mix of disappointment, redemption, and hope in this compelling conclusion." --container