Maybe it comes from being an Asian woman and always being underestimated, Huang said, but her whole life, she’s felt like saying: “No, I’m strong and angry, and I will fight you.” In Chinese culture, bunnies are often feminized, associated with the Jade Rabbit that lives with the moon goddess and symbolizes selflessness, piety and sacrifice.
Many people think of bunnies as cute, soft and cuddly - something to be protected - said Huang, a writer and illustrator now based in Massachusetts. So Huang, born at the tail end of the Tiger year, has always felt like a “secret tiger.” In the Chinese zodiac, rabbits were born in 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, 1951 and so on - but after the Lunar New Year, which in 2023 falls on Jan.
She was born in Beijing in January 1987 - after the start of the Gregorian new year but before the start of the Lunar New Year. People often assume Frankie Huang is a rabbit.
