My Chinese-America: Award-Winning Literary Fiction - Explore Cultural Identity & Immigrant Stories | Perfect for Book Clubs & Diversity Discussions
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Eloquently written essays about aspects of Asian American life comprise this collection that looks at how Asian-Americans view themselves in light of America’s 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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This is a perceptive and beautifully written book. Insightful comments about an altercation between African-American stereotypes and Asian-American stereotypes. I feel I need to mention though...following a comment (for cause) about how some bottle blonde, tits-out bimbo does not/can not distinguish between Japanese Americans and Chinese Americans, he then launches into a rant about how said bimbo benefits from idealization of blonde white girls (no one benefits from being objectified but I could let that pass). Then he provides a list of Hollywood blondes that he installs under that label and includes Jessica Alba, who is not blonde by ANY stretch and also is of mixed heritage, including 22.5% East Asian, 3% Sub Saharan African etc etc. (North African, Mayan, Jewish...) Perhaps he meant Jessica Biel and just so disrespects women he saw no need to fact check. Or maybe all women not certified Chinese look alike.
