Where the Mountain Meets the Moon to relatable realistic fiction like The Year of the Rat, her work contained fresh insights about the unique experiences of being Asian in America.
In recent years, there’s been increased representation, but there’s still a long way to go, with reporting that in 2018 only 11 percent of books published were by BIPOC authors.“The more representation there is in the publishing industry, the less pressure there's put on any one Asian person to represent or speak for all Asians,” author Rachel Khong said. “That's the problematic side of the ‘Asian American’ label or any sweeping label.
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