sonia_reppe's review against another edition
5.0
Essays on a variety of topics about being Chinese in America, from a self-professed non-stereotypical Asian-American in that he excelled in basketball as a highschooler, grew up to be an English teacher and settled in the south, in a town in Georgia that by the time of this publishing (2014) only 1% of the population was Asian.
He pushes against the demasculized stereotypes of Asain-American men, comparing it to the false hyper-agressive stereotype of American black men.
He deftly crafts a thoughtful exploration of an infamous racist rant by a UCLA white female against Asians in the Libray and of Jimmy Wong's creative response.
He also includes the story of his grandparents and parents as immigrants in America.
He pushes against the demasculized stereotypes of Asain-American men, comparing it to the false hyper-agressive stereotype of American black men.
He deftly crafts a thoughtful exploration of an infamous racist rant by a UCLA white female against Asians in the Libray and of Jimmy Wong's creative response.
He also includes the story of his grandparents and parents as immigrants in America.
karencarlson's review
4.0
As an English professor, a former basketball player, and skilled fisherman, Gee bucks a lot of stereotypes about Chinese American men. As his essays point out, he often has to deal with them anyway. He covers a wide spectrum from the very personal – family and dating – to the societal, to the universal experience of aging.
FMI see my blog post at A Just Recompense.
FMI see my blog post at A Just Recompense.
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