Writer and poet Jenny Zhang’s debut short story collection about the experiences of growing up Chinese-American in New York City captures the bittersweet and beautiful facets of being a child of immigrants. Here’s an excerpt from her award-winning book, “Sour Heart.”<br /><br />**NEW VIDEOS EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY<br />**FOLLOW US ON IG, TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK:<br />http://instagram.com/goldthread2<br />http://twitter.com/goldthread2<br />http://facebook.com/goldthread2<br /><br />Featuring: Jenny Zhang<br />Produced by: Dolly Li<br />Shot by: Joel Roche and Hanley Chu<br />Animated by: Ray Ngan<br />Mastered by: Joel Roche<br /><br />Music: Audio Network<br /><br />Resources:<br />“Sour Heart” by Jenny Zhang: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/545731/sour-heart-by-jenny-zhang/9780399589409/<br />LA Times Book Prize Winners of 2017: https://www.latimes.com/about/pressreleases/la-mediagroup-20180420-story.html<br />
