Say My Name

Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

Many Points of Me

Life in the Balance

Things You Can't Say

Love Like Sky

Is Everyone Moonburned but Me?

Maybelline Chen isn't the Chinese Taiwanese American daughter her mother expects her to be. May prefers hoodies over dresses and wants to become a writer. When asked, her mom can't come up with one specific reason for why she's proud of her only daughter. May's beloved brother, Danny, on the other hand, has just been admitted to Princeton. But Danny secretly struggles with depression, and when he dies by suicide, May's world is shattered.

In the aftermath, racist accusations are hurled against May's parents for putting too much "pressure" on him. May's father tells her to keep her head down. Instead, May challenges these ugly stereotypes through her writing. Yet the consequences of speaking out run much deeper than anyone could foresee. Who gets to tell our stories, and who gets silenced? It's up to May to take back the narrative.

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Say My Name

Khoa Le, Joanna Ho, 2023

Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma

Joanna Ho, Teresa Martínez, 2021

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

Dung Ho, Joanna Ho, 2021

Many Points of Me

Vesper Stamper, Caroline Gertler, Jesse Vilinsky, 2021

Life in the Balance

Jen Petro-Roy, 2021

Things You Can't Say

Jenn Bishop, 2020

Love Like Sky

Leslie C. Youngblood, 2018

Is Everyone Moonburned but Me?

Stella Pevsner, 2000