I know the publishing description has been comparing this to Celeste Ng's work (which I'm not too familiar with and the one book I read by her I intensely disliked), but I think Yellowface meets Gossip Girl is a better description. 

I really liked the depiction of Aki, who has internalized the model minority myth, struggling with social justice issues her daughter is so vocal and aggressive about. Watching her close that gap between them was so satisfying, and I'm pleased by the character development that went into that. While initially torn between knowing something is wrong but wanting to protect her daughter, Aki starts to reconnect with her values (and fucking backbone, omg). It took forever for her to grow a spine, but once she started putting others in their place it was extra satisfying remembering the doormat she started off as. Sometimes it just takes a racist, hypocritical prep school to break you down for years before you can rebuild, you know?

This was obviously an arc and there were many jarring formatting issues that I had to glaze past. Overall, this was an indulgent read that clearly depicts the problems of fake posturing towards diversity and inclusion in elitist spaces.