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K-pop stars openly speaking up for minority groups like migrant workers from SEA or the LGBTQ community or topics like HK's pro-democracy movement at home is unimaginable. Actor Jung Woo-sung faced so much backlash for working with the UN to help refugees.

Message from grandma in Moscow: "Maybe now you [Americans] will understand us [Russians] little: what it's like to like to live through an extended civil war, under the rule of cretins and surrounded by their brainless minions. Let's chat tomorrow!"

People in South Korea protesting against racism in the US, yet I've never really seen a protest against racism in South Korea. Raising awareness is good. Making (American) human rights a trendy culture probably isn't. Hope I'm wrong, and that this isn't just some random fad.

So many of these “wow look at these kpop stans, let’s use them” pieces are making me really uncomfortable. Especially since if people had recognized our interest as legitimate in the first place, no one would be so surprised. Guess we’re not all bots when we’re needed?

Tom Gauld on mathematical problems for novelists – cartoons theguardian.com/books/picture/…

We can actually learn something from how QAnon followers melted down after K-Pop fans took over their hashtags mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira…

If I was a Captain Cook statue I'd be sweating right now

The American left: What's this K-pop thing? How can we use it for our own good? Far-right trolls: How dare they hijack our hashtags. Let's infiltrate the fandom with racist memes. K-pop fans: 👁️👄👁️ Where is the new Blackpink song??

‘Going Home in the New Normal,’ an essay by Joe Milan, Jr. by Broad Street Magazine link.medium.com/mQWv90600ab

My debut novel drops on April 4th. It's about a kid who loves Am. football and gets deported and conscripted into the ROK army. wwnorton.com/books/97813240…

Sam Sacks over at the WSJ reviewed Isabella Hammad’s ‘Enter Ghost’ and The All-American. wsj.com/articles/ficti…

Wrote a thing about how failing unifies writers. I swear it's not a "fail better" platitude. lithub.com/joe-milan-jr-o…

Celebrating Independent Bookstore day in Kenosha with Blue House Books. Come say "hi" if you're in the neighborhood. blue-house-books.com/events/24253

If you're in the DC area this Saturday, I'll be on stage at the Gaithersburg Book Festival talking about "The All-American" with the wonderful Mary Kay Zuravleff (American Ending) and moderated by Alice Stephens (Famous Adopted People). gaithersburgbookfestival.org/featured_autho…

Today at 11: A revealing convo about football, immigration and what it means to be a teen-aged boy. How does that all fit into one novel? Yep! You gotta listen.... mprnews.org/shows/kerri-mi…

Here’s our latest excellent interview on Author2Author with debut novelist Joe Milan Jr. as our exceptional guest. Check it out—you’ll be both enlightened and entertained! William Kenower @pnwa Joe Milan Jr. tinyurl.com/k5d7e54n