independent study planning (round 2)

so my books arrived shortly after break and i'm reading through them right now ... there's not much to update on, except that i think i'll be leaning away from vivek shraya's even this page is white (even though it's a great book!) and towards everything i never told you, by celeste ng, instead... 
i'll update this after i've finished both books and am ready to continue. i find myself overwhelmed by the idea of this paper and i think i need to take small steps towards finding again what i need to write about.

edit: an updated version of my books and articles list:

• everything i never told you by celeste ng
• we gon' be alright by jeff chang
• the book of salt by monique truong
• this article about asian american-ness and how its phrasing served to further perpetuate anti-black racism: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/29/the-real-reason-americans-stopped-spitting-on-asian-americans-and-started-praising-them/?utm_term=.03677ec340d5

i've finished reading and rereading all these books and will update with a clearer vision soon.