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SUMMARY:Asian American Representation in Literature
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DESCRIPTION:We welcome you to register for a thrilling conversation with R
 ebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times
  bestselling novel\, "Yellowface". .\nhttps://myapl.libnet.info/event/1035
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>"Yellowface" grapples with questions of di
 versity\, racism\, and cultural appropriation\, as well as the terrifying 
 alienation of social media.&nbsp\; In "Yellowface"\, Authors June Hayward 
 and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena&rsquo\;s 
 a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories ab
 out basic white girls\, June thinks.</p>\n<p>So when June witnesses Athena
 &rsquo\;s death in a freak accident\, she acts on impulse: she steals Athe
 na&rsquo\;s just-finished masterpiece\, an experimental novel about the un
 sung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.</p>\n<p>So what
  if June edits Athena&rsquo\;s novel and sends it to her agent as her own 
 work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song&md
 ash\;complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn&rsquo\;t this
  piece of history deserve to be told\, whoever the teller? That&rsquo\;s w
 hat June claims\, and the&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;bestseller list seems
  to agree.</p>\n<p>But June can&rsquo\;t get away from Athena&rsquo\;s sha
 dow\, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June&rsquo\;s (stolen) succ
 ess down around her. As June races to protect her secret\, she discovers e
 xactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.</p>\n<p>W
 hite lies\, dark humor\, and deadly consequences await within the pages of
  "Yellowface". With its totally immersive first-person voice\, Kuang&rsquo
 \;s novel is timely\, razor-sharp\, and eminently readable.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p
 >Registration is required for livestreaming. Submit your questions for the
  author to answer during livestream while registering.</p>\n<p>Find all of
  our upcoming Author Talks and past event recordings by clicking&nbsp\;<a 
 href="https://libraryc.org/myapl">here</a>.</p>\nhttps://myapl.libnet.info
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