Asian Americans have always been part of the American story. These authors are making sure they have a place in historical fiction.- NBCAsianAmerica
have brought the conversation about the imporance of diversifying children’s literature in particular to the forefront.
Celine “had to hide a fundamental part of herself to be accepted by society. As someone who is multiracial, I could understand how confusing it can be to be tied to more than one culture,” Hussain told NBC News in an email. “I think it's important for books to show these things because it can really help people to understand what certain groups of people go through.”
DeWoskin, who lived in Shanghai for most of the 1990s, got the idea for the book after an unplanned visit to the Shanghai Jewish Refugee Museum. A photo of a group of boys holding carefully stitched T-shirts with a team insignia on them immediately got her attention.
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