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The accidental Asian : notes of an native speaker

Explores the place of Asian Americans in contemorary American politics and society, the nature of race, and the price of assimilation.

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  • "Accidental Asian"
  • "一位ABC的成長心路"
  • "Yi weiABCde cheng chang xin lu"

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  • "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. From the Trade Paperback edition."
  • "What is race for? That bracing question animates every page of The Accidental Asian, a powerful work from one of the nation's leading young voices. In these personal and poignant reflections on assimilation, Eric Liu articulates a vision of American identity that will provoke and inspire. Weaving narrative and analysis into a series of elegant essays, Liu addresses a broad range of questions: Is whiteness America's fundamental race problem? Are Asian Americans really the New Jews? Should we fear the rising might of China? What does a journey through Chinatown reveal about our own lives? What might intermarriage mean for Asian Americans - and for the future of race itself?"
  • "Explores the place of Asian Americans in contemorary American politics and society, the nature of race, and the price of assimilation."@en

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  • "Electronic books"
  • "Biography"
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  • "The accidental Asian : notes of an native speaker"@en
  • "偶然生为亚裔人 : 一位ABC的成长心路 = The accidental Asian"
  • "The accidental Asian notes of a native speaker"
  • "The accidental Asian notes of a native speaker"@en
  • "Ou ran sheng wei ya yi ren : yi wei ABC de cheng zhang xin lu"
  • "Ou Ran Sheng Wei Ya Yi Ren : Yi weiABCde cheng chang xin lu"
  • "Ou ran sheng wei ya yi ren : yi wei abc di cheng chang xin lu"
  • "偶然生為亞裔人 : 一位ABC的成長心路"
  • "Ou ran sheng wei Ya yi ren yi wei ABC de cheng chang xin lu"
  • "偶然生為亞裔人 一位ABC的成長心路"
  • "偶然生為亞裔人 : 一位 ABC 的成長心路"
  • "Ou ran sheng wei ya yi ren : yi wei ABC de cheng zhang xin lu = The accidental Asian"
  • "Ou ran sheng wei ya yi ren : i wei ABC de cheng zhang xin lu"
  • "The accidental Asian"
  • "The accidental Asian : notes of a native speaker"
  • "The accidental Asian : notes of a native speaker"@en
  • "The accidental Asian : notes of an American banana"
  • "The Accidental Asian"
  • "Ou ran sheng wei Ya yi ren : yi wei ABC de cheng chang xin lu"

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