That Asian Girl Is a Problem

In a world that tells women of colour they are either too much or not enough, Rachel Phan asks: What if being a ¡°problem¡± is actually the point That Asian Girl is a Problem is a bold, witty, and uncompromising collection about what it means to live as a racialized woman in spaces that were never built for you. Drawing from her own experiences, Phan dives into the contradictions of being the ¡°problem¡± woman in the workplace, in family, in faith, in marriage and even in her own body. With sharp humour and unflinching honesty, she exposes the absurdity of a society that demands gratitude, silence and smallness from women of colour¡ªand explores what happens when they finally refuse. From a court transcript satirizing how racialized women are ¡°tried¡± for being too much at work, to a meditation told through the perspective of her twenty-year-old vibrator, to searing reflections on filial piety, interracial marriage, fatphobia, queerness and impostor syndrome, That Asian Girl is a Problem blends memoir, cultural critique and playful experimentation to expose the pressures racialized women face¡ªand the thrill of living on your own terms. Part social commentary, part coming-of-age, part rebellion, this book transforms every insult and ¡°flaw¡± into an act of resilience and defiance. For anyone who¡¯s ever been called difficult, too much, or simply a problem, Rachel Phan offers both recognition and a rallying cry: being a problem might be the most honest and freeing way to live.