Best of: Poet Nikky Finney on the accessibility of poetry, mentorship and more
Poet Nikky Finney's writing reckons with what it means to be a woman and Black in America and in the South, in the past and today.
Best of: The myth of the model minority and the pressure to be perfect
The 21st was joined by the author of a book exploring the myth of the model minority and the students who take extreme measures to cope, as well as a clinical social worker and a student who shared her own experiences with the pressure often placed on Asian American students.
Best of: Jay Caspian Kang on Asian American History and Identity
Today we explored the question of whether it makes sense to have a single marker of identity for that broad group of people hailing from a huge portion of the Earth’s landmass and how they fit into a nation that has a longstanding binary of Black and white. We talked about it Jay Caspian Kang, who explores the topic in his new book, “The Loneliest Americans."
Poet Nikky Finney on the accessibility of poetry, mentorship and more
Poet Nikky Finney's writing reckons with what it means to be a woman and Black in America and in the South, in the past and today.
The model minority myth and the pressure to be perfect
The 21st was joined by the author of a book exploring the myth of the model minority and the students who take extreme measures to cope, as well as a clinical social worker and a student who shared her own experiences with the pressure often placed on Asian American students.