Bad Asians

Lillian Li

Feb 2026 · Bolinda · Narrated by Katharine Chin

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Diana, Justin, Errol and Vivian were always told that success is guaranteed by following a simple checklist. They worked hard, got A grades and attended a good university – only to graduate into the Great Recession of 2008. Now, despite their newly minted degrees, they're unemployed and stuck again under their parents' roofs in a hyper-competitive Chinese American community. So when Grace – once the neighbourhood golden child, now a Harvard Law School dropout – asks to make a documentary about the crew, they agree. It's not like her little movie will ever see the light of day. But then the video, Bad Asians, goes viral on an up-and-coming media platform (YouTube, anyone?). Suddenly, millions of people know them as cruel caricatures, each full of pent-up frustrations with the others. And after a desperate attempt at spin control further derails their plans for the lives they'd always imagined, the friends must face harsh truths about themselves and about coming of age in the new millennium.

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Lillian Li is the author of the novel Number One Chinese Restaurant, which was acclaimed as an NPR Best Book of 2018, and longlisted for the Women’s Prize and the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Granta, One Story, Bon Appetit, Travel & Leisure, The Guardian, and Jezebel. Originally from the DC metro area, Li currently lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Her latest novel is Bad Asians (2026).

Katharine Chin is a Taiwanese-American actor and producer originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. She has performed on stages and screen and produced several short films, including Hot Idiot – an award-winning comedy centering two office besties. Katharine has also recorded numerous audiobooks, including Mickey7 by Edward Ashton, How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang and The Poet Empress by Shen Tao.

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