Celeste Ng: A Woman confronting Racism, Privilege and Feminism in modern America In an interview with Hippo Reads Celeste Ng states how Cultural issues don 't have to be a barrier, but you can 't pretend they 're not there (Big Reads NEA 2). Furthermore, in her book Everything I Never Told You, she expands on this issue saying, “People decide what you 're like before they even get to know you” which supports how as a Chinese-American woman, and part of a Minority, she is affected by Racism -blatant and inconspicuous-, Cultural differences and even Xenophobia. (Everything I Never Told You) Expressing these in her works, as major themes or conflicts, helps her advocate them in order to make a change. Celeste Ng is an Activist for Racism, Privilege, Feminism and Cultural barriers; helping to create awareness for Minority issues in her life, works and in modern American Society.
Ng learned early on from her parents, her father, a physicist for NASA, and her mother, a chemist at Cleveland State University, the label Chinese Immigrant will prevail (Wikipedia). Therefore, Ng’s interests were molded, from early on, by being part of a Minority and through her education, which helped her focus on advocating issues regarding Minorities. She even continued to follow this pathway throughout her school career and after.
For instance, Ng was involved with a student group on race relations for three years during attending Shaker Heights High School in Ohio although Shaker Heights had