Thanks for Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with 1HP!
May 31, 2021
With the end of May comes the end of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month. Moving forward, we hope to be able to feature more diverse voices on our blog.
We hope that our special features have encouraged you to add at least a couple of books in your to-read list or piqued your cur...
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Ocean Vuong: When Words Pierce
May 31, 2021
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...
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Ling Ma: On Alienation and the Apocalypse
May 25, 2021
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...
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