Title: The Accidental Asian
First published: 1998
Description: 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?
Subjects: Asian Americans, Politics and government, Race identity, Chinese Americans, Cultural assimilation, Race relations, Biography, Race awareness, Acculturation, Culture conflict, New York Times reviewed, Liu, eric, Chinese americans--biography, Asian americans--race identity, Asian americans--cultural assimilation, Asian americans--politics and government, Asian americans--psychology, E184.c5 l62 1998, 305.8951/073, Psychology
Places: United States
People: Eric Liu
LC classification: E184.C5 L62 1998