January Meeting: Anthony Veasna So - Afterparties

Recommended Stories:

• Three Women of Chuck's Donuts
• Superking Son Scores Again
• Human Development

Revisiting an excellent collection we first read all the way back in 2021! This amazing posthumously-published set of Cambodian-American short stories (most set in/around the Bay Area) has garnered widespread acclaim. We're really looking forward to talking about it with you all! -Ben & Aly

For First-Timers: We recommend reading at least one story in the collection, but feel free to read as little or as much as you'd like! Discussion is open, informal, and covers the whole collection, but we try to focus on the recommended stories listed above.

About the collection:
Afterparties is Anthony Veasna So’s vibrant posthumous debut, focusing on the lives of Cambodian-Americans inhabiting California’s Central Valley. Deeply funny and soulful, the stories explore how a younger generation navigates intergenerational trauma, queer identity, and the complexities of assimilation.