R.F. Kuang reveals the behind the scenes for ‘Babel,’ ‘Yellowface’ and her writing processes at Asian American Studies Program author talk – North by Northwestern

R.F. Kuang reveals the behind the scenes for ‘Babel,’ ‘Yellowface’ and her writing processes at Asian American Studies Program author talk – North by Northwestern

Graphic created by Angela McKinzie / North by Northwestern “I lived in SigEp during the summer” was not something that I was expecting to hear from R.F. Kuang, an author I’ve heard so much about from friends and peers. Kuang discussed her 2022 novel Babel and 2023 novel Yellowface in a Q&A moderated by Professor Michelle Huang from the English department on Feb. 21. The Asian American Studies Program hosted this event, and 80 students gathered i…