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Why Didn't You Tell Me?

by Carmen Rita Wong

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Book of the Day, NPR · July 25, 2022

'Why Didn't You Tell Me?' explores a false origin story for the price of assimilation

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A memoir in which Carmen Rita Wong recounts discovering that her origin story was largely untrue, exploring the price of assimilation, representation, identity, belonging, and the impact of colonialism.

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