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Exchange Exemplar: a child of 'model minority' writes of 'Minor Feelings'

Being told often that you are a member of a minority group in America can have an effect over time, something of a grinding-down of the soul.

Cathy Park Hong calls those "minor feelings," something she's experienced a lot growing up as an Asian American.

She lets the stuff on the inside out in a book of essays, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning. There's some history, there's some cultural criticism, there's anger, and there's humor, too.

Cathy Park Hong joined us in 2020, and we revisit the interview here.

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Natalie Golay is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Mike Green hosts the show.