Fictionalizing someone else’s story is already a fraught endeavor. When that story is also an immigrant story—congratulations, you’ve made a fraught sandwich. Many immigrants and children of immigrants like myself feel a sense of duty to honor the sacrifices our families made to give us a better life. It can feel like an unrepayable debt, and trotting out our family’s traumas for the world to see isn’t exactly a straightforward show of gratitude.
