I Wrote About Anti-Asian Violence in 1992; Now It’s Come Full Circle

Nearly 30 years later, my book is relevant again. But why do I feel conflicted about it?

marie myung-ok lee
Published in
7 min readNov 16, 2020

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Finding My Voice book cover against a red and bright pink patterned background.

One of the lesser-known heartaches of achieving your dream of publishing a book is that after all those years of sweat and tears, getting an agent, etc., you presume your book will be in the world maybe…

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marie myung-ok lee
#StopAsianHate

Columbia Writer-in-Residence. The Evening Hero (Simon & Schuster). Slate, Salon, NY Times, The Atlantic. Forthcoming novel about gun violence: HURT YOU (May)