My Chinese-America: essays
β Scribed by Gee, Allen; Gee, Allen
- Publisher
- Santa Fe Writer's Project
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1939650305
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β¦ Synopsis
Eloquently written essays about aspects of Asian American life comprise this collection that looks at how Asian-Americans view themselves in light of Americaβs insensitivities, stereotypes, and expectations. My Chinese-America speaks on masculinity, identity, and topics ranging from Jeremy Lin and immigration to profiling and Asian silences. This essays have an intimacy that transcends cultural boundaries, and casts light on a vital part of American culture that surrounds and influences all of us.
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