Orange Daughter Dreams: A Micro Essay from an Unknown Chinese Daughter
An adoptee writes for her unknown birth mother as she seeks her place in the world, with the history she does not know and the history she holds in her body.
An adoptee writes for her unknown birth mother as she seeks her place in the world, with the history she does not know and the history she holds in her body.
Zhou-Lee connects the historic oppression of Asian Americans to erasure, invisibilization, racial triangulation, and how these keep Asian Americans from building cross-racial solidarity and tapping into Asian Power.
Three generations of family form “Made with Lau,” YouTube cooking videos that combine recipes, bonding moments conversations among family members, and Chinese history.
As a queer Chinese American, I found comfort and understanding in my identity through art and media. Four movies, in particular, were important in my journey.
Chinese kinship terms emphasize the collectivist nature of our families, reminding us that we are part of something greater than ourselves.

