From the acclaimed author ofΒ Number One Chinese RestaurantΒ comes an affecting novel about an unforgettable group of friends trying to make their way in the world without losing themselves, or one another.
Diana, Justin, Errol, and Vivian were always told that success is guaranteed by following a simple checklist. They worked hard, got A's, and attended a good universityβonly to graduate into the Great Recession of 2008. Now, despite their newly minted degrees, theyβre unemployed and stuck again under their parentsβ roofs in a hypercompetitive Chinese American community. So when Graceβonce the neighborhood golden child, now a Harvard Law School dropoutβasks to make a documentary about the crew, they agree. Itβs not like her little movie will ever see the light of day.
But then the video,Β Bad Asians, goes viral on an up-and-coming media platform (YouTube, anyone?). Suddenly, millions of people know them as cruel caricatures, each full of pent-up frustrations with the others. And after a desperate attempt at spin control further derails their plans for the lives theyβd always imagined, the friends must face harsh truths about themselves and coming of age in the new millennium.
Lillian Liβs novel wryly captures a generation shaped by the rise of the internet and the end of the American dream. An epic tale of friendship and family,Β Bad AsiansΒ asks, Can the same people who made you who you are end up keeping you from who youβre meant to be?
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