Chicago, IL - April 9, 2024 - Inspired by her young daughter’s questions about race and racism, Dr. OiYan Poon — an educator, race and education scholar, and author — is publishing her latest book Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race, Affirmative Action, and Family. Through personal reflective essays for and about her daughter, Dr. Poon looks at how the debate over affirmative action reveals the divergent ways Asian Americans conceive of their identity and earnestly responds to the central question: What does it mean to be Asian American? Poon is currently touring the U.S. to discuss her book, which is set to release on April 30th through Beacon Press and is available for pre-order.

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