Amy Tan on anti-Asian racism and PBS' 'Unintended Memoir'
1 Amy Tan has just finished tutoring a 9-year-old boy. They were reading a graphic novel, which Tan likes because whatever the subject, it encourages reading. Their lesson evolves into a discussion about the word “degenerative” and what it means. Once the boy leaves, Tan thinks she may get him “March,” the graphic novel created by the late Congressman John Lewis, co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell that illustrates lessons learned through the struggle for civil rights. In one interaction, many sides of the award-winning author come to light. Educator. Advisor. Philosopher. A...
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