I lie like a rug
Publisher: The author
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 18
Subjects: Racially mixed people; Graduate students; Chinese American women; Immigrants; Asian American women; Hispanic American women; Ecuadorian Americans; Lesbians
Other titles: Don't call me Oriental cuz I'm Chinese. Call me Oriental cuz I lie like a rug
Description: Ecuadoran born Lala explores issues of gender identity and her sexuality, Asian identity, and pre-technology zine culture in this handwritten zine collaged with email correspondence, images of Asian men, and magazine cutouts. A graduate student at the New School, Lala formerly published Chica Loca.
Notes: Title from author.

"Don't call me Oriental cuz I'm Chinese. Call me Oriental cuz I lie like a rug."

Gift of Felix Endara, donated in 2009.