Hi all,

I hope you might take a look at this New Yorker length profile of two really great books.

MOSF 16.3: Minor Feelings and Sister Outsider: A Brown Psychiatrist Thingsabouddit – East Wind ezine 

History’s primary transmission is in feeling. Countries, systems and families break down, or work as designed and let down, in particular, marginalized individuals and groups, leading to eruption of dissonance and more subtle betrayals of affection. This leads to feelings: strong, ugly and minor. Cathy Park Hong’s MINOR FEELINGS helps us understand our internal disruptions and disjunctions, and brings us closer to clarity and resolution through relatedness and political action. Audre Lorde’s SISTER OUTSIDER also amplifies suppressed emotions and is a clarion call for reflection, action and growth. Here is my personal psychological take on these important works. Feelings are the primary way we, as human beings, are connected. It’s high time we open to the emotional, and not just the political and intellectual, labor of creating cultural change. What is soul, if not feeling coupled with conscience and consciousness? If we are fighting for the soul of America, and even the world, we have to do it with soul. Please leave your comments below, or feel free to reach out to me via my contact page. Dedicated to the memory of Janice Mirikitani, who wrote, in Breaking Silence: “We must recognize ourselves at last./We are a rainforest of color/and noise./We hear everything./We are unafraid./Our language is beautiful”. Rest in Power.

And here's a MUCH shorter article riffing on Olympic champions Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka:

Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka: 4 Olympic-level Lessons | Psychology Today

And this one is not mine, but thought you'd like:

What Olympian Sunisa Lee Means to Hmong Americans | Time

And just one exciting little note - my documentary won the Best Film (Festival Director's Award) at the Cannes Independent Film Festival! I'm looking at an October release - stay tuned!

Warmly,

Ravi