Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee by Paisley Rekdal – Reflections on Identity and Belonging in 2000 Hardcover-image
Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee by Paisley Rekdal – Reflections on Identity and Belonging in 2000 Hardcover-image

Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee by Paisley Rekdal – Reflections on Identity and Belonging in 2000 Hardcover

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Format: Hardcover Item Width: 5.8 in gtin13: 9780375409370 Item Weight: 14 Oz Dewey Decimal: 811/.6 B brand: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN-13: 9780375409370 Language: English Genre: Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography Dewey Edition: 21 LC Classification Number: PS3568.E54Z476 2000 Reviews: "Paisley Rekdal has taken that universal question--Who am I?--and added to it another dimension: What am I? She has looked in the mirror, as well as the world around her, to examine issues of identity, ethnicity, culture, and race. No polemics here, just observations and experiences of the most personal kind. And she's funny too!" --Lisa See, author of On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family "Makes us feel and see the complicated and violent nature of the issue of race and identity. Rekdal writes with eloquence, liveliness, and poignancy--a truly impressive achievement." --Ha Jin, author of Waiting "She is the sort of observer we should all wish for: disarming, frank, and intelligent. In setting out to explore three realms--China, Japan, and Korea-- she ends up learning much more about another one: herself." --Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha Item Height: 0.8 in Publication Year: 2000 ISBN-10: 0375409378 Synopsis: "Witty, original, and authentic. A fresh, young Chinese-American voice." --Adeline Yen Mah, author ofFalling Leaves As the daughter of a Chinese-American mother and a Norwegian father, Paisley Rekdal grew up wondering where she fit in. The essays in this, her shimmering nonfiction debut, tackle thorny issues--race and identity politics, interracial desire, what it means to be a "hyphenated American"--with a fresh, feisty, and very funny new perspective. Rekdal's family history is, as she describes it, "complicated and vaguely dangerous," and at the center of this strange world is her mother--a smart, stubborn, complex woman who adores her daughter. Rekdal exposes the foibles of family, friends, and lovers, but never spares herself, capturing both global and personal struggles with a critical, compassionate and humorous lens.The Night My Mother Met Bruce Leeflows effortlessly from stunning cultural observation to a recollection of an embarrassing travel anecdote. Her destinations vary widely--a classroom in South Korea, a Japanese family's living room, Main Street in Natchez, Mississippi, a Taipei shopping mall, a beach in the Philippines, and even her own bedroom. In each, she explores the vast differences between cultures, the feeling of being an outsider, the constant battle to understand and be understood. The Night My Mother Met Bruce Leeproves that shifting the frames of identity can be tricky, exhilarating--and revelatory. Number of Pages: 224 Pages TitleLeading: The Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Intended Audience: Trade Topic: Women, Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies, Asia / General, General LCCN: 00-020636 Item Length: 8.5 in Author: Paisley Rekdal Book Title: Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee : Observations on Not Fitting in

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  1. This book is a brilliant blend of memoir and cultural insight—Paisley Rekdal’s sharp, witty prose explores identity and belonging with humor and heart. The way she weaves personal stories with larger themes makes it both relatable and thought-provoking. A must-read for anyone who’s ever felt out of place!

    Federico Olivieri

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