What we are
By: Peter Nathaniel Malae
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Grove Press; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York; [Berkeley, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780802119070
Description: Follows 28-year-old Samoan-American Paul Tusifale as he strives to find his place in a culture that barely acknowledges his existence. Paul drifts on and off the radar in San Jose, California, fighting to define himself within a system that has no easy or predetermined place for him. At first he tries to live outside society, an unemployed drifter who takes a personal interest in defiantly--even violently--defending those in need. But when life as an urban Robin Hood fails to provide the answers he seeks, Paul takes a chance on the straight-and-narrow.