Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Big Little Man
Asian stereotypes abound in America: They’re called “the model minority.” The women are thought of as exotic flowers or dragon ladies. The men are considered small, weak and unmanly. We talk to writer Alex Tizon about taking on these myths in his memoir Big Little Man: In Search of my Asian Self.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readAsian stereotypes abound in America: They’re called “the model minority.” The women are thought of as exotic flowers or dragon ladies. The men are considered small, weak and unmanly. We talk to writer Alex Tizon about taking on these myths in his memoir Big Little Man: In Search of my Asian Self.
