This groundbreaking memoir offers a glimpse into an activist’s
journey to finding and cultivating community and the continued fight
for disability justice, from the founder and director of the
Disability Visibility Project
In Chinese culture, the tiger is deeply revered for its confidence,
passion, ambition, and ferocity. That same fighting spirit resides in
Alice Wong.
Drawing on a collection of original essays, previously published
work, conversations, graphics, photos, commissioned art by disabled
and Asian American artists, and more, Alice uses her unique talent to
share an impressionistic scrapbook of her life as an Asian American
disabled activist, community organizer, media maker, and dreamer.
From her love of food and pop culture to her unwavering commitment to
dismantling systemic ableism, Alice shares her thoughts on
creativity, access, power, care, the pandemic, mortality, and the
future. As a self-described disabled oracle, Alice traces her
origins, tells her story, and creates a space for disabled people to
be in conversation with one another and the world. Filled with
incisive wit, joy, and rage, Wong’s Year of the Tiger will
galvanize readers with big cat energy.