With a name like Ocean, you are bound to make waves. Ocean Vuong’s grandparents met during the Vietnam War: his grandfather a white American navy soldier from Michigan and his grandmother a Vietnamese who grew up in the countryside. Vuong’s mother and aunts were separated in childhood, fear...

Considering the state that the world is in right now, it may seem counterproductive to read about anything related to a pandemic, fictional or otherwise. However, it takes a unique point of view to take these topics and turn them into satire. Born in China, Ling Ma migrated with her family to t...

The American dream is often described to include a house in the suburbs, surrounded by a white picket fence. While this may sound ideal, a lot happens beyond the perfect white picket fence. Celeste Ng explores these in her stories. Born to immigrant parents hailing originally from Hong Kong, Ce...