Author of "Not THAT Rich," coder, and mom to fur babies. More active on IG @blei_writes
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Welcome to Winchester High, a prestigious college preparatory school where students live seemingly perfect, privileged lives.
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Gossip Girl meets Crazy Rich Asians in this dramatic debut novel about a group of private high schoolers in an affluent Southern Californian suburb.
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"In our 9-person household, we ate home cooked Chinese food for every meal, & my grandparents collected everything in order to reuse them. We did not have much in my toddler years, but we were scrappy." ~ Belinda Lei.
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In Not THAT Rich, we find that things are not always what they seem, and no matter how much money, power or influence you think you have, high school will always be complicated - including the classic PB&J.
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Hunter Wang, like the majority of his classmates, is trying to balance AP classes, Ivy League applications, numerous extracurriculars, and tumultuously juicy social lives, all while living in an affluent, suburban bubble.
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I had a great conversation with @blei_writes for the #StartInspiredPodcast this week on diversity in publishing, her first novel NOT THAT RICH and balancing multiple passions! #podcast
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Not THAT Rich, where teenagers from various ethnic, socioeconomic, & political backgrounds attend a private school in the Valley & are tossed into the grueling process that is today’s high-pressure college admissions process.
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The directive ordered federal agencies to look into whether discriminatory rhetoric like “China Virus” is referred to in any existing policies published by the previous administration.
#StopAAPIHate #ActToChange
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Welcome to Winchester High, where students live seemingly perfect, privileged lives while they balance grades, parental pressures, and their love lives.
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#ChineseNewYear celebrates the beginning of a new lunar year and is the biggest holiday of the lunar calendar.
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💅🎉@bretmanrock is joining the #KindnessHeals Art Exhibit!
Submit your mask design and join our celebration!
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“I do hope my book will inspire others to reflect on their own identities in an increasingly globalized and diversified world. i certainly did.” ~ Belinda Lei.
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“Not THAT Rich,” a dramatic debut YA novel by @blei_writes about a group of friends at a prep school in an affluent L.A. suburb, touches on issues of Asian-American profiling, class and privilege that we are reckoning with today. aflwmag.com/2021/02/01/belin… #NotThatRich #BelindaLei
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“We must continue to show up, speak up, be heard and thrive in our joys,” writes @AFLWMag Executive Editor Luivette Resto. “This is truly a movement not a moment.” We’re so proud of our new, timely, meaningful issue aflwmag.com/2021/02/01/lette…. Read on! A thread.👇🏽 #BlackLivesMatter
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What an amazing film! 👏👏👏 can’t wait to talk about it tomorrow with @ActToChange and @AsiaSociety.
Incredibly excited to be featured in @AFLWMag ’s newest "It's a Movement Not a Moment" issue!
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.@bretmanrock is joining us on the #KindnessHeals exhibition!
Here's how you can participate:
🎨 Decorate your #facemask with a message of hope.
😷 Submit your design.
📝 Download our activities to reflect on the past year and thank your support system.
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💥KAPOW! Let's unmask the secrets of our #AsianAmerican identities in @goldhouseco's #BookClub event with @originalspin and @geneluenyang.
Tune in to the #ActToChange Facebook page on Wednesday!
"As a child, I got to witness firsthand the many different shades of being an Asian American as the daughter of first-generation Chinese immigrants." ~ Belinda Lei. Not THAT Rich by Belinda Lei amzn.to/39fKkE3
"Even when there was an Asian American actor on TV or in a book, I felt like it didn’t reflect my own experience of being a second-generation daughter of Chinese immigrants." ~ Belinda Lei. Not THAT Rich by Belinda Lei amzn.to/39fKkE3
