Jack Wang: Re-imagining the Life of a Chinese-Canadian Soldier in WWII

09/05/2025 20 min
Jack Wang: Re-imagining the Life of a Chinese-Canadian Soldier in WWII

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In his debut novel "The Riveter," author Jack Wang tells the story of two star-crossed lovers set amidst the backdrop of anti-Chinese racism in Canada that lasted decades before and well through the Second World War. And while the story may be fiction, there is an element of truth in this tale of love and war. Jack Wang joins Jeyan Jeganathan to discuss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.