Wed. October 13, 2021
“WE’VE ALWAYS HAD ACTIVISTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES” With her focus on the 19th century, Ngai uncovers the coolie myth’s origins, hoping to address its current forms and, ultimately, dismantle it. After a decade of research and writing, she published The Chinese Question. The following interview is an edited conversation she and Public Books had over Zoom about her life and latest work.
