With their mix of multiple cultures, I am constantly reminded of the disconnect I have with my ethnic Chinese and Taiwanese heritage and I remember this every time I think about their decision to legally name me Emily.
Bildungsroman is a German word that translates as “novel of education”. Might the literary genre of the Bildungsroman shed further light on the conflict?
Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, author of the new novel Big Girl, recommends 10 essential stories of young people coming into deeper understandings of race, gender, class, sexuality, and more.