The Manicurist’s Daughter by Susan Lieu– The author recounts her family’s journey of coming to America as Vietnam war refugees and opening successful nail salons, only for her mother to die during plastic surgery.
Mother Island: A Daughter Claims Puerto Rico by Jamie Figueroa– Figueroa gains a better understanding of her Puerto Rican heritage as she learns the story of her family and ancestors while unlearning the whitewashing ideologies of her childhood.
One Way Back by Christine Blasey Ford– Ford recalls her experience of testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee when they were considering Brett Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court, whom she alleged sexually assaulted her back in the 1980s.