Our “Long-Living Badasses.” Why So Much Asian American Fiction Focuses on Grandparents

July 31, 2024 | Literary Hub | By Soma Mei Sheng Frazier

And per the Uyghur Human Rights Project, as of this spring, more than 449,000 Uyghurs remain imprisoned in Xinjiang. That translates to about one in seventeen non-Han Chinese residents—some of whom are elders like Wàipó and Lǎoyé, imprisoned for crimes like wearing conservative Muslim clothing, studying the Qur’an and attending religious gatherings.

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