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My Footprints

Bao Phi ยท 2024

Literary fiction

Banned in 1 country

About this book

Upset after being bullied, Thuy, a Vietnamese American, pretends she is different creatures, including an especially strong, wonderful being made up of her two mothers and herself. Includes note about the phoenix and the Sarabha.

Censorship history

My Footprints was banned or restricted in United States in 2024 for its treatment of race and racial language. This case illustrates the paradox of censoring literature that critiques racism for the very language it uses to document it.

Bans

CountryYearReasons
United States2024
Racial

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