And everything is so much more amplified because of social media - and because of the bully pulpit that Trump has - so of course it’s going to influence people and embolden them. I grew up in suburban Texas, so I’m very familiar with racism toward Asians. So of course, there’s been this terrible anti-Asian wave, and I feel in a strange way it could not be more timely to have a book like this. I wrote this book before the pandemic and like all my books, I’m trying to create more understanding between people, between cultures. Her struggle with her Asian identity resonated with me, partly because of the recent anti-Asian backlash in response to the coronavirus. The comment is a reminder of the xenophobia that has often been the bedfellow of racism in America.
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