A Way of Thanking Her with Alexander Chee

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Apr 18, 2022

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Cultural constraints kept Alexander Chee’s grandmother from pursuing Chinese Calligraphy until late in life. Alex created the Yi Dae Up Fellowship in her name to help give women writers of Asian descent the chance she didn’t get.

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Apr 18, 2022

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