Alexis Burling April 25, 2021Updated: April 25, 2021, 8:06 pm
Countless generations of Asians and Pacific Islanders have immigrated to America, enriched its culture and history, and helped make the country what it is today. Their stories are invaluable.
In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, here are three promising debuts from Asian American writers, coming out in May.
‘Swimming Back to Trout River’
By Linda Rui Feng
“Swimming Back to Trout River” by Linda Rui Feng Photo: Simon & Schuster
A well-known concept in Chinese culture,
yuanfen describes “an invisible mesh that loosely (binds) people and circumstances.”
In her immersive, gorgeously rendered debut set in the years surrounding the Chinese Cultural Revolution, first-generation Chinese immigrant and history Professor Linda Rui Feng uses this idea to frame the tragic yet impassioned tale of a couple torn apart by unrealized love, thwarted dreams and regret on their journey to forge a new life in a new land.