Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375704864 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375704868 |
| Author: | Eric Liu |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 1999 |
| Weight: | 229g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 134mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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Critics Review
“Eric Liu has written a powerful memoir, a memoir that renders the Asian American experience with a depth and a passion reminiscent of Richard Wright’s Black Boy. It is a major contribution to the literature that defines what it means to be an American.”
—Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
“A unique-and uniquely American-memoir, suffused with smarts, elegance, and warmth.”
—Time
“More than a reminiscence of growing up Asian in America, it is an homage to Liu’s Chineseness, and to America.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Wonderfully spirited… . Remarkable in its adamant refusal to buy into the party line of identity politics … Liu is fair to all sides of any issues he discusses.”
—The New York Times Book Review
About The Author
Eric Liu
Eric Liu is a fellow at the New America Foundation and a contributor to Slate and MSNBC. A former speechwriter for President Clinton, he founded The Next Progressive, an acclaimed journal of opinion, and edited the anthology Next: Young American Writers on the New Generation.
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