Yu’s prose flows as much for our reading pleasure as it does for easing us into the long histories and present realities of violence against Asian women. But it also delivers a valuable framework for unpacking traumas, unlearning harmful ideologies, and embracing one’s vulnerabilities after years of detachment and self-preservation. Fetishized brims over with disarming humor and honesty.

The only thing more powerful than hate is love.

"We do projectile deflection on Mondays"

Anzaldúa's work is central to my research interests, particularly materials related to children's and young adult literature, queer femininity, and water imagery in folkloric contexts.

Chapa reimagines La Malinche through a fantastical lens, centering themes of language, loyalty, and vengeance.

Brown Optic Barbielandia is a space where multiracial female solidarity mobilizes intervention

Fernando Flores’s Brother Brontë--a novel that delves into the power of literature and the transformative role of storytelling.