The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui — Review by Hannah Ku

“And though my parents took us far away from the site of their grief… certain shadows stretched far. Casting a gray stillness over our childhood…hinting at a darkness we did not understand but could always feel”  In this beautifully illustrated…

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Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption by Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom — Review by Hannah Ku

“Every adoption requires a family to be broken apart. Yet, you never hear about that grief”  Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom in Palimpsest: Documents From a Korean Adoption illustrates the process of investigating her adoption documents to better understand her origin story.…

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Blurring the Color Line by Crystal Kwok — Review by Amanda Young and Hannah Ku

Where did the Chinese sit on the bus during the era of Jim Crow segregation? In the documentary, Blurring the Color Line, director Crystal Kwok tackles this question, unpacking her family’s history as grocery store owners in a predominantly Black…

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