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Collected essays on the Social and Psychic Lives of Asian Americans by David L. Eng and Shinhee Han --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yesitsyanyan/support
Ilana Lieberman is a Chinese-American adoptee, actor, mover, and creator. In this episode, we discuss her journey towards identity formation as an adoptee. We dive into dissociation, trauma, shame, and the as well as her position in the recent Black Lives Matter resurgence and coronavirus xenophobia. We referenced in this episode a book on therapy with adoptees: Racial Melancholia by David L. Eng and Shinhee Han Connect with Ilana: @thevlogbyilana and @theblogbyilana Connect with us: IG: @mxasianamerican Email: mxasianamerican@gmail.com Support: patreon.com/mxasianamerican
Korean-American author Min Jin Lee talks today's America, her 2017 best-selling novel Pachinko, how home and language inform her identity, and why Rihanna's 'Diamonds' is the antithesis to tall poppy syndrome. The book Min recommends is Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation by David L. Eng and Shinhee Han. Plus – if you have some spare change this week, please consider donating to RAICES: https://www.raicestexas.org/