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.
發表於2025-01-13
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To ABCs, race is something that happens to be inside without consent or choice. It may sounds contradictory, but it is both natural and surprising that race is more inherent than culture for assimilators as ABCs. Is there a glass ceiling? Possibly. I am rea...
評分To ABCs, race is something that happens to be inside without consent or choice. It may sounds contradictory, but it is both natural and surprising that race is more inherent than culture for assimilators as ABCs. Is there a glass ceiling? Possibly. I am rea...
評分To ABCs, race is something that happens to be inside without consent or choice. It may sounds contradictory, but it is both natural and surprising that race is more inherent than culture for assimilators as ABCs. Is there a glass ceiling? Possibly. I am rea...
評分To ABCs, race is something that happens to be inside without consent or choice. It may sounds contradictory, but it is both natural and surprising that race is more inherent than culture for assimilators as ABCs. Is there a glass ceiling? Possibly. I am rea...
評分To ABCs, race is something that happens to be inside without consent or choice. It may sounds contradictory, but it is both natural and surprising that race is more inherent than culture for assimilators as ABCs. Is there a glass ceiling? Possibly. I am rea...
圖書標籤: 亞裔體驗 Sociology 移民二代 社會 海外中國研究 文化研究 散文隨筆 society
Enjoyed his writing style more than the ABC angst. You can feel a Yale man's felicity with his pen in the elegance of the language.
評分Enjoyed his writing style more than the ABC angst. You can feel a Yale man's felicity with his pen in the elegance of the language.
評分在國外的中國人都應該看看
評分想給三星,但因為是我讀的第一個male Asian American writer所以再加一星吧
評分在國外的中國人都應該看看
The Accidental Asian 2025 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載