Publishing October 2024 with heyday books…
Advance Praise for Louder Than the Lies
“Louder Than the Lies is an essential read for understanding Asian American identity. It is a testament to Ellie’s commitment to our community.”
—Linda Yoon and Soo Jin Lee, coauthors of Where I Belong
"Right now there is a drastic and urgent need for more Asian American voices, and especially Asian American women's voices. Ellie has been a passionate leader in this space, and she has been instrumental in my own understanding of Asian American history and how that shapes who I am now. She is conscientious, wise, and patient in her approach and truly motivated by making the world a more just and hopeful place for everyone. I wish I had a book like hers when I was younger and am excited for the next generation of Asian Americans to have Ellie as a teacher."
—Jeremy Lin, NBA Champion
“It’s vital to have a book like this out in the world. Ellie provides invaluable insights and resources to help our community better understand where anti-Asian hate comes from, how it impacts how we see ourselves, and how we can work together to overcome it.”
—Dion Lim, Emmy Award–winning news anchor and author of Amplify! My Fight for Asian America
“This book offers much-needed hope and encouragement to engage in collective possibilities for a more just future.”
—OiYan A. Poon, author of Asian American Is Not a Color
"Louder than the Lies gives the Asian diaspora community the necessary language and historical context to understand our ever-evolving identity as Asian Americans. This is and will be a necessary and useful tool for generations to come."
—Jenny Wang, author of Permission to Come Home
"As a Black activist, I didn't expect this book to speak so deeply to my own complex racial experience in America…In an extraordinarily inviting and accessible way, Louder than the Lies guides readers to explore and grapple with the multiple realities, power dynamics, and intersections within Asian American identity — and in doing so it charts a clear and liberating path for people of all races to embrace their intersectional identities in the service of a more equitable world."
—Christena Cleveland, Ph.D., author of God Is a Black Woman
A primer on racism that offers an intersectional, anti-racist, coalition-building view of Asian American identity.
What does it mean to be Asian American? How does our racialization in the United States shape our lives and our worldviews? With candor and care, Ellie Yang Camp, a Taiwanese American educator, offers a set of ideas and frameworks to guide us toward a more nuanced understanding of these questions. Drawing on her experiences and observations from history, conversations with Asian American peers, and lessons derived from other people of color, Camp unpacks the confusing dynamics that underlie anti-Asian stigmas and stereotypes in the US. From the model minority myth to yellowface to anti-Blackness among Asian communities, Camp presses into hard questions and moments of discomfort, naming fears so that we might dispel them. Key stories of resistance reveal the importance of solidarity, both among the diverse people under the Asian American umbrella and with all who are exploited by white supremacy. Acknowledging that racism is a system thrust upon us to control us, Camp fuels our boldness to challenge tropes, dismantle prejudices, and embrace self-determination as an act of radical liberation.