The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee: Observations on Not Fitting In - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780375708558ISBN-10:375708553UPC:9780375708558Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Women, Personal Memoirs, AnthropologyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.03 x 5.17 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.5313Product ID:SC2K2R6VA2
When you come from a mixed race background as Paisley Rekdal does -- her mother is Chinese American and her father is Norwegian- thorny issues of identity politics, and interracial desire are never far from the surface. Here in this hypnotic blend of personal essay and travelogue, Rekdal journeys throughout Asia to explore her place in a world where one's "appearance is the deciding factor of...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Knopf Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780375708558ISBN-10:375708553UPC:9780375708558Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Women, Personal Memoirs, AnthropologyBook Topic:Cultural & SocialSize:8.03 x 5.17 x 0.64 inchesWeight:0.5313Product ID:SC2K2R6VA2
Paisley Rekdal was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She has received Fulbright and Hopwood awards and has published poems and essays in Poetry Northwest and The Sonora Review, among other periodicals. A book of her poetry, A Crash of Rhinos, will be published this year. Rekdal lives in Laramie, Wyoming, and teaches poetry at the University of Wyoming.
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