Minor Feelings

by

Cathy Park Hong

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Hong’s Tic

Cathy Park Hong uses her tics—both a real one in her twenties and an imagined one in her thirties—to represent how racism insidiously affects Asian Americans, afflicting them with minor feelings and leading them to…

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Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s Hands and Gloves

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s hands and gloves represent the complex relationship between art and life. Hong begins her chapter on Cha by describing how Cha delivered a series of photographs to a gallery right…

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