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28 Nov / Far From Home: Shattering the Myth of the Model Minority by Mary Chung Hayashi [in AsianWeek]

Far From HomePart memoir, part activist handbook, part medical advice column, Hayashi who is the founder of the National Asian Women’s Health Organization, “breaks the silence” of her own history, debunks the myth of the subservient Asian, and advocates for self-reliance and community involvement.

Review: “New and Notable Books,” AsianWeek, November 28, 2003

Readers: Adult

Published: 2003

By Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center in Adult Readers, Korean American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost Tags > AsianWeek, BookDragon, Civil rights, Coming-of-age, Far From Home: Shattering the Myth of the Model Minority, Identity, Immigration, Mary Chung Hayashi, Politics, Race/Racism
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