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Patricia Park's new YA novel captures the complexities of race and adolescence
Patricia Park's new YA novel captures the complexities of race and adolescence
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim follows a Korean-Argentinian teen's journey to understanding who she is. Through the comfort of her multicultural home in Queens to the hallways of her ultra-woke, elite prep school in Manhattan, Alejandra grapples with academics, the politics of school lunch, and even a microaggression from her own teacher. As author Patricia Park tells Here & Now's Robin Young, it's a story about how quickly the world is changing – and how conversations about race are or aren't keeping up.
Released:
Mar 30, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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