“In Pryor, I saw someone channel what I call minor feeling: the racialized range of emotions that are negative, dysphoric, and therefore untelegenic, built from the sediments of everyday racial experience and the irritant of having one's perception of reality constantly questioned or dismissed.” RaceAsianAapi Book:Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Source: Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
“The indignity of being Asian in this country has been underreported. We have been cowed by the lie that we have it good. We keep our heads down and work hard, believing that our diligence will reward us with our dignity, but our diligence will only make us disappear. By not speaking up, we perpetuate the myth that our shame is caused by our repressive culture and the country we fled, whereas America has given us nothing but opportunity.” AsianAsian AmericanAapi Book:Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Source: Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
“Asians are always mistaken for other Asians, but the least we can do to honor the dead is to ensure they're never mistaken for anyone else again.” AsianAsian AmericanAapi Book:Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning Source: Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning