![A brick building near the river in New Orleans, Louisana, with graffitti that reads YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5af985_73ce5564935b4367b27c8b72653570c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_147,h_110,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/5af985_73ce5564935b4367b27c8b72653570c1~mv2.jpg)
In November, I flew to New Orleans for The American Studies Association's annual meeting, on the theme The Roof Is On Fire. I got to spend some quality time with conference friends new and old, and gave a talk based on some relatively personal thoughts about Black / Asian American solidarity in my own family. I'm hoping to work this material up into something new.
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