#thirii myo kyaw myint

Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint was born in Myanmar – formerly Burma – and grew up there until her family emigrated when she was eight, moviing to San Jose, Calif., “a place with strip malls, ranch-style houses, and foothills in every direction,” a place she still has “no name for.”

Her new memoir, Names for Light, covers four generations of her family’s history. “Composed in compressed, laser-sharp interrogations of immigration and prejudice, colonialism and inheritance, Names for Light reads like poetry,” says our critic Martha Anne Toll – you can find her full review here.