Review by jasmiinezhu - Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning

notes:

“while i may look impassive, im frantically paddling my feet under water, always overcompensating to hide my devouring feelings of inadequacy”
po-ethnic cleansing
l appreciated hearing her transition to stand up comedy, and how that allowed her to reflect ain’t her identity and how to talk about it! stating she can’t hide her identity on stage
blackness is often restricted to one story to tell, a story of oppression that plays on liberal guilt. and their stories can only be heard by whites
“minor feelings occur when american optimism is enforced upon you, which contradicts your own racialized reality, thereby creating cognitive dissonance. you’re told things are so much better while things are the same. youre told asian americans are so successful while you feel internal failure. american ideology reveals
“we put our minority feelings out of the way to protect white feelings”
an american doctor tested double eye lid survey on korean sex workers to encourage more western eyes.