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SUMMARY:Asian American Representation in Literature
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DESCRIPTION:A virtual talk with Rebecca F. Kuang.\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>VIRTUAL | After the event date\, watch the
  talk any time through <a href="https://libraryc.org/bpl">Library Speakers
  Consortium</a></p>\n<p>Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) discusses her&nbsp\;
 <em>New York Times</em>&nbsp\;bestselling novel\,&nbsp\;<em>Yellowface</em
 >.&nbsp\;<em>Yellowface&nbsp\;</em>grapples with questions of diversity\, 
 racism\, and cultural appropriation\, as well as the terrifying alienation
  of social media. With its totally immersive first-person voice and dark h
 umor Kuang&rsquo\;s novel is timely\, razor-sharp\, and eminently readable
 . Register to join the conversation!&nbsp\;</p>\n<h5>About the Author</h5>
 \n<p>Rebecca F. Kuang is the award-winning\, #1&nbsp\;<em>New York Times</
 em>&nbsp\;bestselling author of the&nbsp\;<em>Poppy War&nbsp\;trilogy</em>
 \,&nbsp\;<em>Babel: An Arcane History</em>\, and&nbsp\;<em>Yellowface</em>
 . A Marshall Scholar\, she has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge 
 and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford\; she is now pursui
 ng a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale\, where she studi
 es diaspora\, contemporary Chinese literature\, and Asian American literat
 ure.</p>\n<p>Explore <a href="https://burlington.bibliocommons.com/v2/sear
 ch?query=Kuang%2C%20R.%20F.&amp\;searchType=author">Rebecca F. Kuang</a>&n
 bsp\;in our collection.</p>\n<h5>Attending Online</h5>\n<p>This live\, vir
 tual event is presented by BPL's digital resource\,&nbsp\;Library Speakers
  Consortium\, which curates virtual presentations with top authors from ar
 ound the world.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><a href="https://libraryc.org/bpl/47465/reg
 ister">Register</a> to attend this virtual talk live and submit questions 
 in advance for the author.</p>\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/event/10551489
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