Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Grocery Store, Curtis Chin
Book
Memoir
Non-fiction
Book
Memoir
Non-fiction
Updated: 14 July 2025
| No rape or sexual assault | |
| Rape or sexual assault mentioned in passing (in discussion and/or implied) | |
| Sexual harassment (e.g. verbal or non-consensual touching/grabbing) | |
| Sexual relationship between adult and teenager | |
| Child sexual abuse | |
| Incest | |
| Attempted rape | |
| Rape strongly implied/details surrounding a rape discussed in detail (i.e. the events before/after) | |
| Detailed/vivid description of rape |
Description
The author discusses growing up as a closeted gay kid during the beginning of the AIDS crisis, at which point he recalls there being no positive popular depictions of gay people as anything other than the stereotype of perverts and pedophiles.
The author recalls almost engaging in sexual activities with an older man, but they got interrupted.
Towards the end, the author discusses his first sexual experience. His partner tried to initiate penetrative sex despite the author's discomfort. The partner tries to reassure him by saying he has a condom, but the author is fearful of contracting HIV. The partner keeps trying to push past the author's discomfort but eventually backs down.
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