The Optimist: A 27-year-old wanted to see her Asian American story reflected in bookstores. So she opened her own.

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Stories that inspire.     (Mengwen Cao for The Post) A 27-year-old wanted to see her Asian American story reflected in bookstores. So she opened her own. Yu and Me Books is believed to be NYC Chinatown's first Asian American, women-owned bookstore. The Lily ●  By Cecilia Nowell ●  Read more »   How to host a cocktail party you can enjoy as much as your guests do Cocktail parties should be fun for everyone, host include. Here are tips from drink and entertaining experts for how to make the next one you host festive and stress-free. By Aaron Hutcherson ●  Read more »   Some voice mails are unspeakably precious. Here's how to save them. They can be much more than just a record of messages missed. To some, it's a reminder of better times. For others, a chronicle of fleeting moments and changing interests. By Chris Velazco ●  Read more »   For weddings, 2021 was a year of sweet, sweet delayed gratification Long Island photographer Michael Cassara looks back on his year. By Ashley Fetters Maloy ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   A doctor struggled with a rare, incurable syndrome. Now she helps others overcome it. Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome are often misdiagnosed or dismissed as hypochondriacs. Dr. Alissa Zingmam aims to fix that. By William Wan ●  Read more »   I don't need to become a new person in the New Year The pressure to change gives me anxiety. I'm embracing who I am now instead. The Lily ●  By Pepita Sándwich ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How a garden once lost to history is being brought back into bloom At a former girls' school in Maryland, researchers are working to replicate a teaching garden from the 1800s. From the Magazine ●  By Susan Thornton Hobby ●  Read more »   Men across America are getting vasectomies 'as an act of love' Some men say they want to take a greater role in family planning, especially at a time when they say women are shouldering so much of the reproductive-rights fight. By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux ●  Read more »   Readers recommend 2021's best books and explain how their reading habits changed If 2020 was a time to read science fiction about population-decimating viruses and explanatory books about systemic racism, this year, for many people, was about finding solace in the written word. By Stephanie Merry ●  Read more »   See photos of Christmas celebrations around the world From Mumbai to Milan, people celebrated the holiday with decorations, parties and religious ceremonies. By Kenneth Dickerman ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Must Reads for a curated selection of our best journalism in your inbox every Saturday, plus a peek behind the scenes into how one story came together. Sign up »

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