The Accidental Asian : Notes of a Native Speaker

Eric Liu

ISBN 10: 0679448624 / ISBN 13: 9780679448624

Edité par Random House, 1998

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.85. N° de réf. du vendeur G0679448624I4N00

Synopsis :

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Présentation de l'éditeur: Beyond black and white, native and alien, lies a vast and fertile field of human experience. It is here that Eric Liu, former speechwriter for President Clinton and noted political commentator, invites us to explore.

In these compellingly candid essays, Liu reflects on his life as a second-generation Chinese American and reveals the shifting frames of ethnic identity. Finding himself unable to read a Chinese memorial book about his father's life, he looks critically at the cost of his own assimilation. But he casts an equally questioning eye on the effort to sustain vast racial categories like “Asian American.” And as he surveys the rising anxiety about China's influence, Liu illuminates the space that Asians have always occupied in the American imagination. Reminiscent of the work of James Baldwin and its unwavering honesty, The Accidental Asian introduces a powerful and elegant voice into the discussion of what it means to be an American.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Accidental Asian : Notes of a Native ...
Éditeur : Random House
Date d'édition : 1998
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket