Great Expectations, Tragic Consequences: The Model Minority Myth
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, November 17
Capitol Extension Room: E2.012 (1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701)
Authors Prachi Gupta and Hyeseung Song confront identity, mental health, and familial expectations in their deeply personal memoirs that dissect the model minority myth. In They Called Us Exceptional, Gupta shares the immense pressure she felt to embody the perfect American success story, revealing the hidden costs of this pursuit on her family's relationships and her own well-being. Meanwhile, Docile explores Song’s struggle with self-worth as the daughter of ambitious Korean immigrants, illuminating the devastating toll of internalized expectations in the relentless endeavor to achieve success.
- Books: They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us, Docile: Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl
- Book Type: Non Fiction
- Authors: Prachi Gupta, Hyeseung Song
- Moderator: Archana Vemulapalli
- Book Signing: 2:15 PM at Main Signing Tent