musings of a jook-sing
By: [Diana Mai]; cover illustration by Nikki McClure
Contributors: McClure, Nikki, artist
Publisher: the author
Published: 2013
Place of publication: [Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Chinese American women; Chinese Americans; Ethnic identity; Social conditions; Children of immigrants; Punk culture; Microaggressions
Description: In musings of a jook-sing, Diana Mai, a Chinese-American daughter of immigrant parents, varied personal entries work with internet resources and critically engaged quotes to address race and its many entanglements. Her first personal zine, the author writes about her experiences of being a minority in the local punk scene and her reclamation of her heritage. Mai discusses culturally appropriative tattoos, critiques the sex positive movement, and includes a study about the effects of racism on Black Americans' mental health. The zine also contains commentary on street harassment, Katy Perry's 2013 American Music Awards performance, and screenshots of questions and comments from social media.
Notes: Title from cover.

Purchased from Brown Recluse Zine Distro in 2015.

Purchased from the author in 2015.