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Year of the Tiger
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  • Published: 18 October 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593315392
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $45.00
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Year of the Tiger

An Activist's Life

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6 Sept 2022
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6 Sept 2022
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18 Oct 2022
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This groundbreaking memoir offers a glimpse into an activist's journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight for disability justice, from the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project

“Alice Wong provides deep truths in this fun and deceptively easy read about her survival in this hectic and ableist society.” —Selma Blair, bestselling author of Mean Baby

In Chinese culture, the tiger is deeply revered for its confidence, passion, ambition, and ferocity. That same fighting spirit resides in Alice Wong.
 
Drawing on a collection of original essays, previously published work, conversations, graphics, photos, commissioned art by disabled and Asian American artists, and more, Alice uses her unique talent to share an impressionistic scrapbook of her life as an Asian American disabled activist, community organizer, media maker, and dreamer. From her love of food and pop culture to her unwavering commitment to dismantling systemic ableism, Alice shares her thoughts on creativity, access, power, care, the pandemic, mortality, and the future. As a self-described disabled oracle, Alice traces her origins, tells her story, and creates a space for disabled people to be in conversation with one another and the world. Filled with incisive wit, joy, and rage, Wong’s Year of the Tiger will galvanize readers with big cat energy.
  • Published: 18 October 2022
  • ISBN: 9780593315392
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $45.00
Categories:

About the author

Alice Wong

Alice Wong was a disabled activist, writer, and editor based in San Francisco, California. She was the founder and director of the Disability Visibility Project, an online community dedicated to creating, sharing, and amplifying disability media and culture. From 2013 to 2015, Alice served as a member of the National Council on Disability, an appointment by President Barack Obama. She died in 2025. For more: disabilityvisibilityproject.com
portrait photo of Alice Wong

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Praise for Year of the Tiger

ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Ms. Magazine • Electric Lit "Essential." —Karla J. Strand, Ms. Magazine "Phenomenal." —R.O. Kwon, Electric Lit, "62 Books by Women of Color to Read in 2022"