Jenny Han
It's important for Asian American kids to see themselves in stories and to feel seen. They need to know that their stories are universal, too, that they, too, can fall in love in a teen movie. They don't have to be the sidekick; they can be the hero.
More quotes and aphorisms
My mother thanks you...What we need to do is always lean into the future...So long as the memory of certain beloved friends...A mother's arms are made of tenderness...The space within becomes the reality of the building...Beware, so long as you live, of judging men...