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Ep. 312 Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu -- The Stacks Book Club (Elise Hu‪)‬ The Stacks

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Flawless author Elise Hu returns to discuss our March book club pick Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. We talk about the satirical novel's themes of assimilation, the performance of imposed identity and the myth of the model minority. We also ask, who gets to be "American"?

Be sure to listen to the end of today’s episode to find out what our April book club pick will be.




You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:

https://thestackspodcast.com/2024/03/27/ep-312-interior-chinatown




Episode Transcript

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Flawless author Elise Hu returns to discuss our March book club pick Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu. We talk about the satirical novel's themes of assimilation, the performance of imposed identity and the myth of the model minority. We also ask, who gets to be "American"?

Be sure to listen to the end of today’s episode to find out what our April book club pick will be.




You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:

https://thestackspodcast.com/2024/03/27/ep-312-interior-chinatown




Episode Transcript

Connect with Elise: Instagram | Twitter | Website | Substack | TED Talks Daily

Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | Substack | Subscribe




SUPPORT THE STACKS

Join The Stacks Pack on Patreon

To support The Stacks and find out more from this week’s sponsors, click here.

Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1 hr 5 min