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Disorientation
March 2024: Coming of Age
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[BWF] Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou- 3.5 stars
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Interior Chinatown (other topics)Yellowface (other topics)
Chou takes on through they opening of Ingrid's eyes that her Asian department is mostly non-Asian academics and has only been lead by white men. Is this a problem? There is a big discussion on yellowface and using white actors/ actresses to play Asian roles and the directions to ensure that they portray a "stereotypical" Asian down to the yellowface make up and accent. What about men that only date Asian women? Is it only a preference? Or are all of these protected freedoms? She takes on some difficult questions and some are done better than others. Ingrid is overly naive and more book smart than society smart and she isn't always the most likeable but I do appreciate her stumbling. The book was a bit longer than it needed to be but read quickly.
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