Fat Brain Toy You Are Life Online

This joyful poem celebrates the wonderful and complex identity of children of immigrants and refugees, embracing all that they are – a dance, a shining light, a K-pop song – and promising what they will never be: invisible.

During the COVID pandemic, attention was suddenly given to the hate crimes that Asian Americans are all too familiar with. Award-winning poet, children’s book author, and father to an Asian American child, Bao Phi wanted to respond to that hate with…

“…something hopeful, something that said, yes, this happened to us, we must mark this time, but also, celebrate your life…

“To those who are not Asian American: thank you for taking the time and effort to read and learn about an experience outside of your own. To Asian Americans: you are not alone, and you are loved.”

Remind your young reader that who they are and what they love will always be enough with the beautiful and affirming book, You Are Life.

You Are Life