The Accidental Asian

Liu, Eric

ISBN 10: 0679448624 / ISBN 13: 9780679448624

Edité par Random House: NY, Mississauga, ON, Canada, 1998

A propos de cet article

First edition. Hardbound with dustwrapper.; 8vo.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9908cf5

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Accidental Asian
• Éditeur: Random House: NY, Mississauga, ON, Canada
• Date de parution: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0679448624
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780679448624
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Very Good+
• État de la jaquette: Very Good+
• Poids: 2 livres
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Asia/China/Japan

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Synopsis

Book by Liu Eric

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.