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On this episode, we discuss our Books & Boba November 2022 book club pick, Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong, a memoir by the founder and director of Disability Visibility Project, about her life growing up as a person living with disability as well as a Chinese American in the mid-west, her work in activism and advocacy, and all the food and geeky pop cultural things that she loves. The book is also as a great resource for those looking for ways to be a better ally to the disabled community.
Check out Alice's work and additional resources for the book at: https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/
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The Books & Boba December 2022/January 2023 pick is Babel by R.F. Kuang
** Note that Babel is published by a Harper Collins imprint which is in the middle of a strike with the HCP Union seeking fair pay for workers. Books & Boba supports the HCP Union, as does the author R.F. Kuang, and invite you to support the union by amplifying their message on social media (Twitter / Instagram) and donating to their strike fund. **
This podcast is part of Potluck: An Asian American Podcast Collective
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