"Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning" by Cathy Park Hong

Book Discussion Materials

On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 7-9pm EDT the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation hosted a virtual book discussion of Cathy Park Hong's "Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning" as our March 2022 Reading for Understanding event.

We are suggesting a donation to Stop AAPI Hate in honor of Cathy Park Hong.

As a non-profit learning organization, we encourage others to reuse the materials created and collected.

Discussion Presentation

Websites

Author & Book

• Cathy Park Hong http://www.cathyparkhong.com

• Time: The 100 Most Influential People of 2021 https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/6096088/cathy-park-hong/?jwsource=cl&fbclid=IwAR30TlzqeaOOQX837gYQYQ_PVPJ-5B-fW3LhNTbMBnPur0FOvbbiEMpowjk

• The American Poetry Review https://aprweb.org/poems/a-wreath-of-hummingbirds4?fbclid=IwAR0FXLcAyTYItQzKHSmh4aoaRGsBGkJ4Zk5Y1YX4Rtm2J4tChHq43MCacas

Lessons

• Zinn Education Project https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/asian-americans-and-moments-in-peoples-history/

Articles

• Poetry Northwest https://www.poetrynw.org/interview-cathy-park-hong/?fbclid=IwAR0Ps-gCpdLZ7Zk9Y7xHm4NJEFVc3VVzhsGwpLhhknTuVekDmObdFYnLs1k

• “Minor Feelings” and the Possibilities of Asian-American Identity https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/minor-feelings-and-the-possibilities-of-asian-american-identity?fbclid=IwAR1TE01X6DlpaNHjz0MvIzm8eMO67_e99v4GudXv9-8BwZyo75LLHbHRiL0

• Cathy Park Hong on Minor Feelings. The major weight of minor feelings. https://yalereview.org/article/cathy-park-hong-minor-feelings?fbclid=IwAR0L5kKwZwavDKD5V5xTxF7aTNyHPNqBsl1-H8gIT5pmRGuPowgzl9ApuRY

• History of Korean Immigration to America, from 1903 to Present https://sites.bu.edu/koreandiaspora/issues/history-of-korean-immigration-to-america-from-1903-to-present/?fbclid=IwAR2AEL8nJU8C-fhh2TYCDe4aw0Lx0gg7L1HdJJAdPv7-YFveiSw5Rt51r3E#_ftnref9

• The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691168029/the-color-of-success?fbclid=IwAR0MNQME1v7lPK3Blp9JTtNZ52n1G7K0HPCxQI3LbZYtfAAV68JW-WC9mqw

• The Asian American ‘model minority’ myth masks a history of discrimination https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/asian-american-model-minority-myth-masks-history-discrimination?fbclid=IwAR3YdOb867V0u-tINX25TFaURzn20MO6zNzSr8mC8EvIR5RdD4xPdKLRxSQ

• Anti-Asian Violence Must Be a Bigger Part of America’s Racial Discourse https://gen.medium.com/our-stories-are-still-filtered-through-whiteness-22a972793e4?fbclid=IwAR3tSiXlk74b-TsoUxlAqbsR13IwtbymsUPmKDhzx9KtYyRhdtRipq_qbj4

• Understanding the Korean concept of "han" https://www.reginakim.com/korean-culture/concept-of-han?fbclid=IwAR3anyAsOECBANxDlkjwx_-z6Wo8P3rxOc3k9lbdE62BRnW6nVJ5_pqz46k

Videos

Embedded in Discussion Read-ahead Presentation, Slide 2

Embedded in Discussion Read-ahead Presentation, Slide 38

• The danger of a single story https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en&fbclid=IwAR14svrM8jKwVfRzBYu-k6JgsfxmnI6hbAJ-_3HnakH36FqdwFG3d018Gzk

Support black-owned or independent bookstores.

Find a store in your area and shop in-person or online.

• https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a33497812/black-owned-bookstores/

• https://aalbc.com/bookstores/list.php

Participants are encouraged to continue learning through the Center’s Eradicating Racism: A Path Forward learning series.