Speaking more than one language is a powerful gift.
And sometimes, a hidden struggle.
Once an English language learner herself, Allison Zhang knows what it's like to live between two languages and two worlds. In
Echoes and Entrances
, she shares poems, essays, interviews, and plays that reveal how bilingualism shapes everyday life.
She explores how accents can protect or isolate, how grammar can divide generations, and how silence can say what words cannot.
For anyone who's ever wondered if they belong,
offers stories of courage, identity, and the strength of finding your voice.