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The Mixed Asian Metaphor

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Why does the half-Asian, half-white protagonist make us so anxious?

Why does the half-Asian, half-white protagonist make us so anxious? By Andrea Long Chu, Pulitzer-winning critic for New York and Vulture Art: Susan Chen Art: Susan Chen Art: Susan Chen This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. It only takes a few years. An economic catastrophe brings on the partial collapse of American society. As the nation recovers, an ascendant right wing blames the crisis on China. In the years following, the United States is rebuilt as an authoritarian nation under the Preserving…

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