Thousand Star Hotel

Thousand Star Hotel confronts the silence around racism, police brutality, and the invisibility of the Asian American urban poor.From "e;with thanks to Sahra Nguyen for the refugee style slogan"e;:They give the kids candy to bet.My daughter loses the first four rounds,she's a quiet wire as they take her candy away, piece by piece.When she finally wins, I ask if she wants to play again.No! she shouts, grabbing her candy, I want to go home!True refugee style:take everything you got and run with it.Bao Phi is a National Poetry Slam finalist.