STICKY RICE by Boni Alvarez

Sticky Rice by Boni Alvarez centers on a group of San Francisco gaysian friends who have internalized such popular depictions and explores what happens when they are forced to confront their self-hatred and prejudices. Sticky Rice is about unwrapping the "sticky rice" — slang for Asian American men who desire only other Asian American men) — unearthing gay Asian beauty outside the White gaze, the journey to self-love, love for community, and the ...