Cathy Park Hong, poet, writer, and professor, visits MIT to discuss representation and identity in the context of her award winning book Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. The book, a series of essays depicting her life growing up as Korean American in the United States, focuses on the Asian American experience of being both invisible and lauded as a "model minority".
Asian Americans are often treated as a monolith, when in reality, Asian American cultures are vast and diverse. As a result, this book and the event may not speak to every Asian American experience. We hope this conversation helps us explore unifying threads in our communities, and helps us acknowledge the range of Asian experiences.
Every member of the MIT community is invited to participate in this hybrid discussion! Register to get the zoom link, or join us in person for dinner!
Sponsored by and in collaboration with the OMP at SPXCE, ICEO, Sloan, WGS, SAAS, School of Science, MIT Libraries, APA ERG, Dept of Global Languages, AAI, and Dept of History.