Why Didn't You Tell Me?: A Memoir Lifestyle ” Whether it’s the fireflies

” Whether it’s the fireflies of a Louisiana summer caught in a mason jar (doomed by their collection)

The Black Friend calls up race-related anecdotes from the author’s past

Jordan has thus far been able to balance her dueling motivations: breaking every big story—and giving voice to the voiceless

and Jasmine's response to the racial microaggressions she experiences—and soon they go viral

encouragement

Why Didn't You Tell Me?: A Memoir Lifestyle ” Whether it’s the firefliesAn immigrant mothers long held secrets upend her daughters understanding of her family, her identity, and her place in the world in this powerful and dramatic memoirCarmen Rita Wong has always craved a sense of belonging: First as a toddler in a warm room full of Black and brown Latina women, like her mother, Lupe, cheering her dancing during her childhood in Harlem. And in Chinatown, where her immigrant father, Papi Wong, a hustler, would show her