Year of the Tiger
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Year of the Tiger
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Year of the Tiger
This groundbreaking memoir offers a glimpse into an activist's journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight for disability justice, from the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project.
National Bestseller. One of USA Today's Must-Read Books.
"Alice Wong provides deep truths in this fun and deceptively easy read about her survival in this hectic and ableist society." - Selma Blair, bestselling author of Mean Baby
In Chinese culture, the tiger is deeply revered for its confidence, passion, ambition, and ferocity. That same fighting spirit resides in Alice Wong.
Drawing on a collection of original essays, previously published work, conversations, graphics, photos, commissioned art by disabled and Asian American artists, and more, Alice uses her unique talent to share an impressionistic scrapbook of her life as an Asian American disabled activist, community organizer, media maker, and dreamer. From her love of food and pop culture to her unwavering commitment to dismantling systemic ableism, Alice shares her thoughts on creativity, access, power, care, the pandemic, mortality, and the future.
As a self-described disabled oracle, Alice traces her origins, tells her story, and creates a space for disabled people to be in conversation with one another and the world. Filled with incisive wit, joy, and rage, Wong's Year of the Tiger will galvanize readers with big cat energy.
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The critical reception of Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong has been overwhelmingly positive. Reviewers celebrate its innovative hybrid structure, mixing essays, interviews, and artwork to provide an intimate, candid, and multifaceted memoir. Wong is praised for her sharp critiques on systemic ableism, her vibrant storytelling, and her ability to blend humour, rage, and optimism. This memoir is seen as a vital, empowering, and groundbreaking contribution to disability literature and social activism.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780593315392
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 September 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Vintage Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Alice Wong is a disabled activist, media maker, and research consultant based in San Francisco, California. She is the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project-an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture-and the editor of the anthology Disability Visibility- First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century and Disability Visibility- 17 First-Person Stories for Today (Adapted for Young Adults). Alice is also the host and coproducer of the Disability Visibility podcast and copartner in a number of collaborations such as #CripTheVote and Access Is Love. From 2013 to 2015, Alice served as a member of the National Council on Disability, an appointment by President Barack Obama. She is currently working on her next anthology, Disability Intimacy, forthcoming from Vintage Books.
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