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Gordon & Li Li have been featured across national and local media for pioneering the first Mandarin bilingual book series designed specifically for early childhood learning. Here's where you can catch creator Michele Wong McSween and the Gordon & Li Li story in the press.
Pix 11
with Dan Mannarino and Hazel Sanchez
On PIX11, Michele shared how being a fourth-generation Chinese-American who never learned to speak Chinese shaped her mission to fill a real educational gap: accessible, at-home bilingual resources for families learning Mandarin together. She spoke about the newest title in the series, "All About Me," which teaches body-part vocabulary through movement and song.
Read the full feature at PIX11 →
CBS News
with Vlad Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green
Michele Wong McSween sat down with CBS to talk about the inspiration behind Gordon & Li Li, from growing up disconnected from her Chinese heritage to building a book series that helps multicultural families bridge that same gap with their own kids.
NY12 News
at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum
News 12 covered Gordon & Li Li's growing presence in the New York area, spotlighting how the bilingual book series is helping local families introduce the Mandarin language and Chinese culture at home.
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Mom Goals Podcast
with Allie Long
Books That Changed My Life (July 25, 2025)
Books That Changed My Life: Michele Wong McSween & The Joy Luck Club
Apex Express (May 29, 2025)
APEX EXPRESS – 5.29.25 AAPI Children’s Books
We’re Watching What?! (May 28, 2025)
Michele Wong McSween for Gordon & Li Li – 567
Rebel Yellow Newsletter (May 26, 2025)
Michele Wong McSween’s “Gordon & Li Li” Book Series Helps Families Learn Mandarin
NextShark (May 26, 2025)
NextShark's feature traced the origin story of Gordon & Li Li back to 2006, when Michele found that Mandarin resources for non-speaking Chinese-American families were virtually nonexistent, especially compared to the wide availability of Spanish-language children's books at the time.
Michele Wong McSween’s ‘Gordon & Li Li’ children’s book series helps families learn Mandarin
In Her Words – Women in Entertainment (May 19, 2025)
Dorkaholics (May 6, 2025)
Authority Magazine (April 29, 2025)
Author Michele Wong McSween on Turning Heritage Into a Bilingual Book Empire and Why Kids’ Stories Still Matter | by Yitzi Weiner
Asia Society profiled Michele as part of its recognition of leaders bridging cultures through education, highlighting how she built Gordon & Li Li's approachable, modern design aesthetic specifically to engage both kids and parents in Mandarin learning.
Read the profile at Asia Society → Asia Society
As part of a grassroots initiative supporting Chinatown businesses, Welcome to Chinatown spotlighted Gordon & Li Li's mission and Michele's journey from fashion designer to bilingual children's book author.
Read the spotlight → Welcome to Chinatown