A review by renee_b
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung

4.0

Really gorgeous book about Chinese-American immigrant Tyrus Wong, and his artwork, most notably as the art director for Walt Disney's Bambi. While Tyrus Wong's artwork and accomplishments are incredible, I was quite stricken with the timeliness (or timelessness) of his situation as a young child; Due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, Tyrus and his father had to come to America on false documents. After arriving, Tyrus was forcibly separated from his father and detained for several weeks while immigration officials questioned young Tyrus. While just an anecdote at the beginning of the story, it could lead caregivers to have several important conversations about America's historic and current racist policies about immigration, and the current situation of immigrants who are separated from parents and detained on our border.

Truly astonishing artwork by Chis Sasaki, and beautiful, clear prose by Julie Leung. This book is #ownvoices