May-lee Chai

About May-lee Chai

May-lee Chai is a writer and educator. She has lived in 14 states in the US and four countries. (She has visited many other countries, as well.)  She is the author of five books, most recently Hapa Girl: A Memoir, and one book-length translation (from Chinese to English). A former reporter for the Associated Press, May-lee has published in traditional newspapers, academic journals, literary journals, and print magazines.

Columns

Sargasso Sea

By May-lee Chai

The BBC-Wales version of this classic has Chai yelling, ‘Enough with the tragic mulattoes, already!’ [30 July 2008]

(more Hapa Nation)

A ‘Loving’ Memorial

By May-lee Chai

Mildred Dolores Loving was one of those quiet American heroes who changed the course of US history. [14 May 2008]

(more Hapa Nation)

Reviews

The Concrete Dragon by Thomas J. Campanella

By May-lee Chai

Campanella describes the new skylines of China from Shanghai to Beijing to Guangzhou with an expert’s eye and novelist’s wit. [30 May 2008]

Black Space by Adilifu Nama

By May-lee Chai

A thought-provoking and timely exploration of white racial anxieties as projected onto black males in science fiction films. [18 April 2008]

Cylons in America: by ed. Tiffany Potter, C. W. Marshall

By May-lee Chai

While thought-provoking and well-researched, this book is only for hard-core Battlestar Galactica fans who also happen to like academic essays. [25 March 2008]