What It Feels Like to Inhabit an Asian Body in America

In her new book of essays, ‘Minor Feelings,’ Cathy Park Hong confronts an identity that ‘takes up apologetic space’

Madeline Leung Coleman
GEN
10 min readFeb 24, 2020

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Illustration: Rose Wong

InIn the spring of 2017, David Dao, a doctor and passenger on United’s sold-out Flight 3411 from Chicago to Louisville, refused to give up his seat to accommodate airline staff…

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Madeline Leung Coleman
GEN
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