Michelle Zauner and Jiayang Fan on becoming their mothers’ artworks

The Japanese Breakfast frontwoman and New Yorker staff writer discuss the frantic need for creative expression and the emotional resonance of H Mart for Document Journal's Summer/Pre-Fall issue

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