Author Tinling Choong and the Perception of Asian American Women

We talk with author Tinling Choong about the ways Asian women are unknowingly and inevitably connected. That's the premise of her new novel Fire Wife; in it she delves into the Chinese creation myth that includes the battle between fire and water.

You can visit Tinling Choong's website here.

You can read part of Chapter One of Fire Wife here.

We'll also hear producer George Bodarky's story about how Hollywood's depiction of Asian Americans is leading some women to conform to society's norms through plastic surgery