Solidarity Stories - Interior Chinatown
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Join the Prince George's County Office of Human Rights and the Prince George's County Memorial Library System, in partnership with Mixt Food Hall, for Solidarity Stories, a social justice-themed community book group that meets on the third Tuesday of the month. This month, we discuss Charles Yu's National Book Award winning Interior Chinatown. Borrow a copy from the library (Mt Rainier Branch has put some copies aside just for this!) and join the group at Mixt Food Hall (3809 Rhode Island Ave., Mount Rainier). Learn more and register to participate here: https://pgcmls.info/event/10867307.
Protagonist Willis Wu, a Taiwanese-American actor, dreams of being cast in the leading role of kung fu master, rather than playing one-dimensional background characters on TV and often feels stuck in the roles that Hollywood and American culture have created for Asian-Americans. Through Wu’s character, the novel gives a complete storyline to a background character and gives insight to his experiences, examining themes of xenophobia, racism, national identity, pop culture, and assimilation. Published in 2020, this book was a New York Times best seller and won the National Book Award for Fiction that year.