Author: Kristen Yee

Kristen Yee is an American writer of Chinese and Portuguese-Jamaican descent.

Non-Fiction Reviews | Reviews
“The Chile Pepper in China: A Cultural Biography” by Brian Dott
11 May 202011 May 2020
A common saying in China is: “The Sichuanese are not afraid of hot chiles; no degree of heat will frighten off the people of Guizhou; but those Hunanese are terrified of food that isn’t hot!” From this old saw, one might be forgiven for thinking chiles native to China. In The Chile Pepper in China,…
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Non-Fiction Reviews | Reviews
“Whiter: Asian American Women on Skin Color and Colorism”, edited by Nikki Khanna
15 April 2020
Pale skin is valued in Asia: cosmetics to whiten skin such as “White Perfect” and “Fair & Lovely” are widely advertised. To Americans, and Asian-Americans, however, promotion of skin-whitening products appears to be racist and “colorist”, as people of color in the US have suffered from discrimination by the white majority. Whiter is a new…
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