When half is whole : multiethnic Asian American identities / Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy-Shigematsu, Stephen.

Series:

Asian America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asian Americans--Ethnic identity.

Asian Americans.

Multiracial people--United States--Ethnic identity.

Multiracial people.

Transnationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

""I listen and gather people's stories. Then I write them down in a way that I hope will communicate something to others, so that seeing these stories will give readers something of value. I tell myself that this isn't going to be done unless I do it, just because of who I am. It's a way of making my mark, leaving something behind . . . not that I'm planning on going anywhere right now.""So explains Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu in this touching, introspective, and insightful examination of mixed race Asian American experiences. The son of an Irish American father and Japanese

Contents:

Contents; Prologue; Chapter 1: Flowers Amidst the Ashes; Chapter 2: We Must Go On; Chapter 3: For the Community; Chapter 4: English, I Don't Know!; Chapter 5: Bi Bi Girl; Chapter 6: I Am Your Illusion, Your Reality, Your F; Chapter 7: Grits and Sushi; Chapter 8: I Cut across Borders as If They Have No; Chapter 9: Victims No More; Chapter 10: American Girl in Asia; Chapter 11: Found in Translation; Epilogue; Notes; Recommended Readings; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804783958

0804783950

OCLC:

810533786