On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review two new memoirs that explore the heartbreak and triumph of Asian-American identity and assimilation: Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang, and Crying in H-Mart by Michele Zauner.
Asian-American Memoirs From Qian Julie Wang And Michele Zauner
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