Father Writes Children’s Book ‘Mei and the Monkey King’ for His Daughter

ALAMEDA, Calif.—A father in Alameda wanted his Chinese-American daughter to be able to see herself reflected in the children’s books that he read to her. While searching for books, he found a lack of representation, so he turned to writing his own children’s book. Kuang Lee always read to his daughter at night and wanted to read her stories that reflected his Chinese heritage and featured Chinese girls as positive role models. When he couldn’t find any, he set out on a mission with love to create a children’s book, “Mei and the Monkey King.” Kuang Lee with his daughter. (Courtesy of Kuang Lee) Mr. Lee told The Epoch Times: “When I was growing up, when I watched TV … movies, and read books, I really didn’t see Chinese people in those stories, and I hope that with this book, [my daughter] sees that representation of a Chinese girl looking back on the media she consumes. I want her to be proud of who she is. I want her to be proud that she’s a Chinese person.”...