An Excerpt from “The Strength of Water, An Asian American Coming of Age Memoir”
An immigrant daughter, assimilating into American culture in 1930s Detroit, tries to win her father’s affection and unwittingly discovers the source of his bitterness.
“Bing Chilling” is the New “Ching Chong”
The rise of the meme “bing chiling” is a continuation of a legacy of sinophobia, reminiscent of “ching chong,” anti-Chinese jokes normalized in American media.