How did your reading go this month? Did you read something that featured Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage? Share in the comments. In May we read books that reflected the heritage and stories within Asian or Pacific Islander culture.
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It’s Elementary by Elise Bryant
“You just looks so young!”
….I barely belong here at these school events, single and Black, so every time I hear this, it’s like they’re confirming that, too. It makes me want to roll out my whole resume to justify my place, Like, I have a master’s degree from UCLA, lady! I was eight month’s pregnant with Pearl at the ceremony, but still! I’m grown, just like you! I use Sensodyne, and I have enough white hairs that I can’t keep casually plucking them without looking like a “before” in one of those women’s hair loss Instagram ads I keep getting, and I am pretty sure my back hurts more than it doesn’t hurt now, and I’m wearing Old Navy Pixie pants. There is nothing more grown than Old Navy Pixie pants!”
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― Elise Bryant, It’s Elementary