Biting the hand : growing up Asian in black and white America
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Author
Published
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781250824677
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction
305.8 Lee
1 available
305.8 Lee
1 available
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Published
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2023.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781250824677
Notes
Description
"A passionate, no-holds-barred memoir about the Asian American experience in a nation defined by racial stratification When Julia Lee was fifteen, her hometown went up in smoke during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The daughter of Korean immigrant store owners in a predominantly Black neighborhood, Julia was taught to be grateful for the privilege afforded to her. However, the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of Rodney King, following the murder of Latasha Harlins by a Korean shopkeeper, forced Julia to question her racial identity and complicity. She was neither Black nor white. So who was she? This question would follow Julia for years to come, resurfacing as she traded in her tumultuous childhood for the white upper echelon of elite academia. It was only when she began a PhD in English that she found answers--not in the Brontës or Austen, as Julia had planned, but rather in the brilliant prose of writers like James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. Their works gave Julia the vocabulary and, more important, the permission to critically examine her own tortured position as an Asian American, setting off a powerful journey of racial reckoning, atonement, and self-discovery that has shaped her adult life. With prose by turns scathing and heart-wrenching, Julia Lee lays bare the complex disorientation and shame that stems from this country's imposed racial hierarchy to argue that Asian Americans must leverage their liminality for lasting social change alongside Black and brown communities"--,Provided by publisher.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Nonfiction | 305.8 Lee | Available |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 979.494 LEE LEE | Available |
Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 305.8 LEE | Available |
Denville Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG LEE | Available |
Montville Township Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | BIOG LEE LEE | Available |
Morristown-Morris Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | BIOG LEE | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Korean American women -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography.
Korean American women -- Race identity -- California -- Los Angeles.
Korean Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography.
Lee, Julia, -- 1976-
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Biography.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Race relations -- United States.
Korean American women -- Race identity -- California -- Los Angeles.
Korean Americans -- California -- Los Angeles -- Biography.
Lee, Julia, -- 1976-
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Biography.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century.
Race relations -- United States.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Lee, J. (2023). Biting the hand: growing up Asian in black and white America (First edition.). Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lee, Julia, 1976-. 2023. Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America. Henry Holt and Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lee, Julia, 1976-. Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America Henry Holt and Company, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Lee, Julia. Biting the Hand: Growing Up Asian in Black and White America First edition., Henry Holt and Company, 2023.
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