In Episode 4, Violet and Lucia reveal the top ten tales they've read in the past year. These books discuss themes of first-generation Asian American identity, explore the impacts of racism and colonialism, and provide perspectives on how certain political worldviews are developed. Listen in as we explore how intersectionality emerges in these thematic novels.

Content warning: this episode briefly mentions rape, substance abuse, and racial trauma.

Books mentioned in this episode:

Making a Scene, Constance Wu

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, Gabrielle Zevin

What We Kept to Ourselves, Nancy Jooyun Kim

Sea Change, Gina Chung

Bitter in the Mouth, Monique Truong

Legendborn, Tracy Deonn

So Help Me God, Mike Pence

Horse, Geraldine Brooks

Crying in Hmart, Michelle Zauner

The Immortalists, Chloe Benjamin

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