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y separately published work icon Me‚ Her‚ Us selected work   autobiography   essay  
Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Me‚ Her‚ Us
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'Raised by strict, religious, Malaysian Chinese parents in Brisbane’s southern suburbs, Yen- Rong Wong internalised an idealised image of a Chinese-presenting girl at a young age. As she grew into young adulthood, she began to bristle against the weight of these expectations and the pressure to conform to cultural notions of family and future. However, she couldn’t find any stories to help her forge her own path – so she decided to write one for herself.'

'In this compelling collection of essays, Wong blends memoir and cultural criticism to interrogate perceptions around sex, racism, and familial dynamics. Laying bare her own life, she examines the joys and difficulties that lie at the intersections of her identity.

'Brave, unflinching, and with a dash of wry humour, Me, Her, Us is a provocative book for our times'(Publication summary)

Notes

  • Author's note: This started out as a letter to my younger self, but it's really for all young Asian women. It's for those of you who feel stifled by familial expectation, those of you who feel like you have to make a choice between the cultures you belong to and participate in. It's for young women who look different, for women who have foreign-looking' names, for those who have complicated relationships with their parents. 
    I want you to know: you are not alone. 
     

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Works about this Work

Book Review : Me, Her, Us, Yen-Rong Wong Thuy On , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , September 2023;

— Review of Me‚ Her‚ Us Yen-Rong Wong , 2023 selected work autobiography essay

'A bristling collection about race, sex, familial expectation and identity from a writer with lived experience.'

Discovering Desire Rosie Ofori Ward , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2023;

— Review of Me‚ Her‚ Us Yen-Rong Wong , 2023 selected work autobiography essay

'As a woman of colour, reading about sex, relationships and desire has often made me feel slightly uneasy. Most depictions of sexual awakening come from straight white women, whose experiences of sex so rarely engage with the nuances of racialised identity. But when I discovered books such as The Terrible (Yrsa Daley Ward) and Sex Lives of African Women (Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah) that deal firsthand with how race can influence our sex lives, it felt as if I had found something that had been missing. This underrepresentation is especially glaring in the Australian context.' (Introduction)

Yen-Rong Wong Me, Her, Us Vyshnavee Wijekumar , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 23-29 September 2023;

— Review of Me‚ Her‚ Us Yen-Rong Wong , 2023 selected work autobiography essay

'The autobiographical debut Me, Her, Us by Yen-Rong Wong – winner of the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer in 2022, and a theatre reviewer for this paper – lays bare the most intimate aspects of her journey to self-discovery. Through a collection of carefully curated essays, she comes to terms with her relationship with sex as well as her identity as a “Chinese-presenting woman”.' (Introduction)   

Yen-Rong Wong Me, Her, Us Vyshnavee Wijekumar , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 23-29 September 2023;

— Review of Me‚ Her‚ Us Yen-Rong Wong , 2023 selected work autobiography essay

'The autobiographical debut Me, Her, Us by Yen-Rong Wong – winner of the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer in 2022, and a theatre reviewer for this paper – lays bare the most intimate aspects of her journey to self-discovery. Through a collection of carefully curated essays, she comes to terms with her relationship with sex as well as her identity as a “Chinese-presenting woman”.' (Introduction)   

Discovering Desire Rosie Ofori Ward , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2023;

— Review of Me‚ Her‚ Us Yen-Rong Wong , 2023 selected work autobiography essay

'As a woman of colour, reading about sex, relationships and desire has often made me feel slightly uneasy. Most depictions of sexual awakening come from straight white women, whose experiences of sex so rarely engage with the nuances of racialised identity. But when I discovered books such as The Terrible (Yrsa Daley Ward) and Sex Lives of African Women (Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah) that deal firsthand with how race can influence our sex lives, it felt as if I had found something that had been missing. This underrepresentation is especially glaring in the Australian context.' (Introduction)

Book Review : Me, Her, Us, Yen-Rong Wong Thuy On , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , September 2023;

— Review of Me‚ Her‚ Us Yen-Rong Wong , 2023 selected work autobiography essay

'A bristling collection about race, sex, familial expectation and identity from a writer with lived experience.'

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