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Judith Lam Tang

@judithlamtang.bsky.social

author advocate activist / AuDHD / intersectional justice / MUTED COLOURS publishing Jan 2027 / formerly JUICYGREENMOM / #YEG judithlamtang.com

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Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · 6d ago

Happy Publication Day for Rachel Phan’s new book THAT ASIAN GIRL IS A PROBLEM!!! Because I got my copy early at Edmonton’s LitFest 10 days ago (and then promptly devoured the book), MY REVIEW IS READY! *drumroll* 2 thumbs up! 5 out of 5 stars! All the stars! Hooray! WHAT A READ!

Asian woman smiling and holding up book titled That Asian Girl is a Problem by Rachel Phan, against a backdrop of houseplants
Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · 3w ago

3 months to pub date! This “period” is like hitting adolescence in a book’s life (see what I did there? someone please laugh). The book is trying to find its potential friends, awkward about trying to introduce itself, shunned by some, embraced by others, and ultimately feeling very self-conscious.

A mockup of a book called MUTED COLOURS by JUDITH LAM TANG with a cover with muted colours blending into each other on a similar background, text at the top stating "3 months until publication day" and text at the bottom stating "read more on my substack".
Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · 4w ago

Have you ever felt self-conscious about physical features that you attribute to your ethnicity or race? From my forthcoming book MUTED COLOURS: “Body hair was a huge deal for me growing up. People told me, “You have hairy arms,” or “You have a hairy upper lip, you have a moustache.”

Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · last mo.

I spied 2 of my favourite Asian-authored books in the same cute shop in Calgary, both of which I quote in my forthcoming book MUTED COLOURS! I resonated so much with both these books because they defined that very particular experience of unbelonging… Some key quotes I included: #mutedcoloursbook

photo of books on a shelf, including SUPERFAN by Jen Sookfong Lee and BITING THE HAND by Julia Lee"I had always imagined China and Canada as two separate bubbles, with me shuffling between the two, or more precisely, existing in a netherworld in between, a stateless place with no name and no markers." ~ Jen Sookfong Lee, SUPERFAN"Asian Americans operate from a position of existential invisibility. You’re not one thing or another, you’re a cipher, you’re whatever people want to project onto you." ~ Julia Lee, BITING THE HANDPhoto of storefront called Moonlight Books & Gifts with a claw machine and neon lit-up gacha machines in front window and a few people seen browsing shelves of cute merchandise inside the store
Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · last mo.

Autistic teenager Serena Lan is gifted a magic pen she must use to stop the demon hell-bent on destroying her family. 🪄🐉Chinese myth + magic 🖊️pen that turns drawings into real objects 🫤autistic navigation of a neurotypical world 🏳️‍🌈aroace rep 🏙️Edmonton, Alberta, Canada #DVpit #YA #POC #Asian #ND

Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My latest Substack post is about my experience as a hypervisible minority during a writing conference. It is a disconcerting experience to realize you are the one that doesn’t automatically belong in a group solely because of your physical appearance.

graphic of a group of white figures with a single yellow figure in the middle on a dark grey background, with the text "One of These Things Doesn't Belong..." along the top and the hashtag "publishingsowhite" on the bottom
Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · 2mo ago

EEEEEEK! I’m excited to announce that you will very soon be able to apply to receive a Digital Advance Review Copy of MUTED COLOURS! Not only that, but there will be a Street Team Challenge that anyone can participate in to earn entries for the PRIZE DRAW!

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Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Can you be racist against your own race? When this question first popped into my head, I thought I was being ridiculous. Obviously I couldn’t dislike my own race. That would mean I disliked myself. And I liked myself just fine. Didn’t I? I actually googled this question at some point, which led to-

Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Do you experience light-skin privilege? Have people in your cultural or racial community made comments about your skin tone? If you’re lucky enough to experience light-skin privilege, did that afford you some protection from discrimination? Note: light-skin privilege is a result of COLOURISM.

Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I got to see Josh Johnson live in #YEG and the show was SO GOOD. His whole spiel about Elon Musk’s temper tantrum about The Odyssey featuring Black people really got me thinking. Who is taking up space in my brain? What is my “default” imaginary character? ARE THERE ONLY WHITE PEOPLE IN MY HEAD?

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Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It’s World Autism Acceptance Day (and month)! I see so many autistic people from young children, teens and young adults, and grown-ass adults, who deal with so much trauma associated with the pain of never being accepted. Of never being allowed to be themselves. 1/3

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Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Ok so I’m catching up on episodes and this one was so beautiful. Vulnerable and honest and hopeful. So so lovely! ❤️👏

We Contain Multitudes podcast@multitudespodcast.bsky.social · 8mo ago

✨✨DELICATE GLISSANDO ON THE HARP STRINGS✨✨ S1 E8 now available! with special guest Jennifer Hillier 💄💅🏻💇🏻‍♀️ We gently consider: what does joy mean? Transcript: sgwong.com/podcast/epis... Subscribe/Follow the show! Share the joy✨

Judith Lam Tang@judithlamtang.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I finally watched Heated Rivalry after reading the first 3 books by Rachel Reid (It was my reward for finishing my book edits because I knew I would binge watch) - WOW. It’s rare that I think a screen adaptation is as good as a book (I mean, I’m kinda biased as an author…) but they really nailed it.